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Careers in medical communications ONLINE

Thursday, 31 March 2022, 10am to 12pm

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Provided by NetworkPharma for MSD Skills, this two-hour panel discussion with representatives from medical communications agencies is suitable for MSD postgraduate researchers interested in careers in medical communications.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This panel discussion is designed to enable MSD postgraduate researchers who are already interested in careers in medical communications to find out more from representatives from the following medical communications agencies:

  • AMICULUM
  • Ashfield MedComms
  • Helios Medical Communications
  • Lucid Group
  • McCann Health Medical Communications
  • Oxford PharmaGenesis.

It will be facilitated by Peter Llewellyn from NetworkPharma, and at the end of the panel discussion, you have the option of being placed in a breakout room for a more in-depth discussion with a representative from one of the agencies.

Please note that it is not an introductory workshop explaining careers in medical communications. If you wish to find out more before deciding to sign up for the session, please take a look at the following resources – FirstMedCommsJob.com, MedCommsNetworking.com, and NetworkPharma.tv.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

On this course you will:

  • Learn from those working within the industry
  • Gain perspectives from a range of medical communications agencies
  • Be able to ask questions relating to your medical communications career interests
  • Refine your medical communications career goals

PARTICIPANT NUMBERS

30

HOW IT WILL WORK

This two-hour panel discussion will be held in Zoom. Clicking on the ‘Apply for this course’ button above takes you to CoSy, our booking system. Once you have booked your place you will be sent the Zoom link and joining instructions, and you will receive reminders four and one day prior to the course. If you need to cancel your place, please do so no later than 72 hours before the course starts.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

You will need a good internet connection, and the camera and microphone enabled on your PC, and some uninterrupted time.

ATTENDANCE SURVEY ON COMPLETION

It is now a requirement that you complete the three short questions in the survey you receive after attending the course. Once you have submitted the survey, you will be sent an email with a link to your attendance certificate. This is to ensure we receive the feedback we need to evaluate and improve our courses. Survey results are downloaded and stored anonymously.

PLEASE NOTE 

Where no cost is indicated in the shopping trolley, no deposit is required. However, two or more non-attendances or late cancellations without good reason will be logged and may mean you cannot attend any further MSD training that term. Please refer to our Terms and Conditions for further information.

 

 

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