CONTINUING EDUCATION MISSION STATEMENT

In alignment with the overall organizational mission, the Professional Development Committee (PDC) of the Medical Affairs Professional Society (MAPS) provides high quality continuing education activities and services to develop and enrich the knowledge, skills, and capabilities of Medical Affairs professionals.

The PDC, under the direction of the MAPS Chief Medical Officer, includes the Domain Leads and Teams, Director of L&D, the Senior Advisor of Professional Development, the Continuing Education/Training (CE/T) Planner, the Learning and Development Excellence Team, and Focus Area Work Groups.

The PDC collaboratively:

• Aligns educational activities with identified industry needs and gaps.
• Develops guidelines to generate industry standards for Medical Affairs.
• Highlights and communicates best practices that promote excellence across Medical Affairs functions.
• Builds capabilities and provides a platform to support the skills and educational development of Medical Affairs professionals across the experience spectrum for beginners in the field to those who are well-seasoned.
• Creates and provides accessible course offerings in a variety of formats, including in-person conferences, specialized training, virtual sessions, and self-paced eLearning.
• Aims to ultimately improve patient outcomes through its talent development opportunities.