Medical Affairs for doctors can be one of the excellent ways to enter into pharma. This role essentially involves translating your clinical data into patient outcomes. It ensures that healthcare providers have access to the latest information about the drug, including clinical trial data and safety information. 
But how do you get into Medical Affairs as a doctor? What steps can you take to prepare and distinguish yourself for this job during the application and interview process?
In this episode of the Disrupting Doctors Career podcast, we are joined by Dr Mayur R Joshi,  a UK-trained Consultant Pharmaceutical Physician. Dr Joshi talks about medical affairs for doctors and how that can be an entry point to pharma.
If you are a doctor looking to transition into the pharma sector, tune in and gain insights into how medical affairs can serve as a valuable entry point. You will learn about the skills and knowledge required to make this transition successfully.
 
What You Will Learn:

[00:01] Intro and what in for you in today’s show 
[00:26] Dr Mayur Joshi’s explanation of what ‘medical affairs’ is
[05:17] What you need to know if considering medical affairs as your entry to pharma
[07:46] Accessing if what you have learned will help the pharma industry
[11:18] The proper positioning for doctors for the medical affairs interviews
[13:08] Episode wrap-up and next steps

 
Standout Quotes:

“Medical affairs, simply, entails translating your clinical data into patient outcomes.” - Dr Joshi [00:56]
 “Always know if what you have done is going to be valuable for a pharma company as you attend their hiring interviews.”- Dr. Abeyna [07:47]

 
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ABOUT THE HOST
Dr Abeyna Bubbers-Jones is a practising medical doctor and Founder of Medic Footprints: the global platform connecting doctors with diverse career opportunities beyond conventional medicine.
Her mission is to dramatically elevate health outcomes in the world by connecting 1 million doctors with diverse careers by 2030.
Continually exploring her own path off the medical treadmill, she has developed a wealth of expertise in specialist recruitment connecting industry & health tech companies with talented doctors, whilst supporting & coaching doctors in their own career development and wellbeing.
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