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MAPS Medical Affairs Textbook Featured

BOOK RELEASE: MAPS Medical Affairs Textbook

January 26, 2024/in Overview & Vision, Competency, ACCESS, Strategy, Open Access, SEARCH BY TOPIC, Career Development, Compliance, SEARCH BY TYPE, MAPS News & Updates, Digital, Evidence Generation, External Education, Field Medical, Foundational (Intro Level), Content Hub, Insights Process, Interviews & Opinions, Leadership & Management Skills, Med Tech, Medical Communications, Medical Info, Medical Operations, Medical Strategy & Launch Excellence, Pt Centricity, Rare Disease/by Travis Hege

MEDICAL AFFAIRS: The Roles, Value and Practice of Medical Affairs in the Biopharmaceutical and Medical Technology Industries (Taylor & Francis, 2024)

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MAPS Medical Affairs Competency Framework

December 15, 2023/in Competency, ACCESS, SEARCH BY TOPIC, Open Access, Talent Development, SEARCH BY TYPE, SEARCH BY TYPE, MAPS News & Updates, Leadership & Management, Foundational (Intro Level), Content Hub, Medical Strategy & Launch Excellence/by Travis Hege

MAPS is excited to announce publication of the MAPS Medical Affairs Competency Framework, detailing 42 competencies across 7 domains identified as essential to the success of Medical Affairs professionals.

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Charlotte CMO featured 2

MAPS Appoints Charlotte Kremer, MD, MBA, as Chief Medical Officer

November 3, 2023/in Competency, ACCESS, Open Access, MAPS News & Updates, Content Hub, Content HUB Featured, Featured, SEARCH BY TOPIC, SEARCH BY TYPE/by Travis Hege

“I see Medical Affairs co-leading the pharmaceutical and MedTech industries into a new era of patient-centered evidence generation and communication in a valued-based world,” Kremer says.

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Gustavo Kesselring Announcement

MAPS Appoints Dr. Gustavo Kesselring as Senior Advisor for Professional Development

October 19, 2023/in ACCESS, Competency, Open Access, MAPS News & Updates, Content Hub, Content HUB Featured, Featured, SEARCH BY TOPIC, SEARCH BY TYPE/by Travis Hege

Kesselring will work with the MAPS Professional Development Committee to assist with the creation of courses supporting 7 Medical Affairs competency certification tracks identified in the MAPS 5-year strategic plan. 

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Danie du Plessis Board Chair Featured

Dr. Danie du Plessis Elected Chair of MAPS Board of Directors

April 11, 2023/in ACCESS, Open Access, MAPS News & Updates, Content Hub, Content HUB Featured, Featured, SEARCH BY TOPIC, SEARCH BY TYPE/by Travis Hege

MAPS announces the election of Dr. Danie du Plessis as Chair of the MAPS Board of Directors. Du Plessis is currently Executive Vice-President (EVP) & Head of Medical Affairs at Kyowa Kirin International and is a senior pharmaceutical executive with 30 years’ experience.

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Highlights from the APPA/MAPS Joint Medical Affairs Summit 2022

December 15, 2022/in ACCESS, Open Access, SEARCH BY TOPIC, Open Access, SEARCH BY TYPE, SEARCH BY TYPE, MAPS News & Updates, Other, Content Hub, Interviews & Opinions, SEARCH BY TOPIC, SEARCH BY TYPE/by Travis Hege

From space biology to patient voice to best practices for onboarding, here are highlights of the APPA/MAPS Joint Medical Affairs Summit in Sydney, Australia.

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Medical Affairs Leadership Interviews from the MAPS 2022 Global Annual Meeting

December 7, 2022/in ACCESS, SEARCH BY TOPIC, Career Development, Open Access, Open Access, SEARCH BY TYPE, MAPS News & Updates, Other, Career Resources Videos, Conferences, Foundational (Intro Level), Content Hub, Content HUB Featured, Interviews & Opinions, Medical Strategy & Launch Excellence/by Medical Affairs

At the MAPS 2022 Global Annual Meeting in New Orleans, we sat down with Medical Affairs leaders in attendance to discuss a range of issues important to the function. Now as we prepare for the MAPS 2023 Global Annual Meeting in Nashville, March 26-29 (early bird registration open until December 31!), join us in looking back at these important opinions. Have a topic you’d like covered at the 2023 meeting? Email MAPS Communications/Marketing Director, Garth Sundem, with your suggestions!


Rob Kaper discusses his vision for the future of Medical Affairs
Charlotte Kremer, Bjorn Oddens and Danie du Plessis discuss whether Medical Affairs has truly achieved its position as the third strategic pillar in industry
Lobna Salem discusses building a Medical Affairs department from scratch
John Pracyk and Bill Sigmund discuss the differences in the practice of Medical Affairs between pharma and MedTech
Riad Dirani and Omar Dabbous discuss the emerging importance of Health Economics and Outcomes research (HEOR) in Medical Affairs
Tamas Koncz talks about the evolution and future of the Medical Affairs professional
Jose Borlolla and Augusto Grinspan discuss the practice of Medical Affairs and the emergence of the pharma industry in Latin America
Danie du Plessis describes the new competencies Medical Affairs professionals will need to succeed in a changing industry ecosystem
Monica de Abadal describes the value of Medical Affairs to patients and society
Marija Simin Geertsen describes her changing view on the role of Medical Affairs in patient engagement
Kirk Shepard and Nicole-Selenko-Gebauer discuss the challenges of diversity in Medical Affairs, both in patients and within industry positions
Jaime Blais, Deb Braccia and Karen Jursca discuss what is medical excellence and how do you do it in this Medical Affairs table talk.
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Charlotte Kremer, MD, MBA, Appointed MAPS Chief Strategy Officer

September 14, 2022/in ACCESS, Open Access, SEARCH BY TOPIC, SEARCH BY TYPE, Open Access, SEARCH BY TYPE, MAPS News & Updates, Career Resources Articles, Content Hub/by Travis Hege

The Medical Affairs Professional Society (MAPS) is honored to announce the appointment of Charlotte Kremer, MD, MBA as the organization’s Chief Strategy Officer in a volunteer capacity, next to her volunteer role as Chair of the Board of Directors.

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MAPS IPhO Featured

MAPS Partners with Industry Pharmacists Organization (IPhO)

September 13, 2022/in ACCESS, Open Access, SEARCH BY TOPIC, SEARCH BY TYPE, SEARCH BY TYPE, Open Access, MAPS News & Updates, Career Resources Articles, Content Hub/by Medical Affairs

The Medical Affairs Professional Society (MAPS) and the Industry Pharmacists Organization (IPhO) are pleased to announce an important new strategic collaboration to help advance the careers of student pharmacists interested in the pharmaceutical industry, as well as Fellows and early-stage Industry Pharmacist professionals.

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Bill Sigmund MAPS Board

William Sigmund, MD, MHS Joins Medical Affairs Professional Society (MAPS) Board of Directors

April 4, 2022/in ACCESS, Open Access, MAPS News & Updates, Content Hub, News, SEARCH BY TOPIC, SEARCH BY TYPE/by Medical Affairs

MAPS is honored to announce the appointment of William (Bill) Sigmund, MD, MHS, EVP and Chief Medical Officer at Becton Dickinson, to the MAPS Board of Directors.

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