Practical Medical Affairs

*Please note that applicants to this short course should go via King's Apply (click red 'Apply' button on the right of this page) and select the following programme:

Pharmaceutical Medicine Non-Award (Part-time): Module Code 7MCS0004

This module provides, over five days, a simulated experience of the medical affairs function in a bio-pharmaceutical company. The student will study a range of medical affairs sub-functions and their interactions with colleagues in R&D, commercialisation, pharmacovigilance, etc. The student will write a critical and reflexive report and delivery an oral presentation of an aspect of their understanding of medical affairs in action.

This module aims to give students:

• Experience of critical appraisal of medical affairs processes and procedures
• Skills for strategic communication of real-world observations of medical affairs
• First-hand experience to guide their career decisions

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

• Write critically of an aspect of medical affairs in action and communicate observations
• Critically appraise medical affairs processes and procedures
• Apply their learning to future career decisions

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 medical affairs in the pharmaceutical industry e.g. pharmaceutical physicians, scientists in R&D and medical affairs, and regulatory affairs personnel.