*Please note that applicants to this short course should go via King's Apply (click blue 'Apply' button above) and select the following programme:

Pharmaceutical Medicine Non-Award (Part-time): Module Code 7MCS0018

Course content

• Knowledge of the commercialisation and marketing of medicines.
• Knowledge of how medicines are regulated.
• Skills to design data gathering instruments to use in the development of medicines.
• Skills to optimise patient engagement in the issues that touch patients especially in the development of medicines.
• Skills to communicate medical information to stakeholders of bio-pharmaceutical companies and internal colleagues.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this module students will be able to:

• Create and execute a plan for a medical affairs initiative e.g. for medical education or for securing a successful outcome from the health technology assessment of a product.
• Critically appraise strategic approaches e.g. taken by medical affairs practitioners on a drug development question in a third territory based on notions of commercialisation, regulatory approval, medical practice, public opinion, ethics and corporate responsibility.

Minimum entry requirements are either a medical degree (such as an MBBS) or a 2:1 first degree in pharmacy, pharmacology, biology, biochemistry, chemistry or related subject. The course will suit individuals seeking to develop a practical understanding of clinical pharmacology in the pharmaceutical industry e.g. pharmaceutical physicians, scientists in R&D and medical affairs, and regulatory affairs personnel.