Caroline Shepherd, BPharm, is Managing Scientific Director, for McCann Health Medical Communications Ltd, with over 25 years’ experience in global communications and medical publications strategy in Medical Affairs for the biopharmaceutical industry.  Caroline leads teams in delivering scientific excellence and has led and executed a variety of medical communications programs in numerous therapeutic domains. Research interests have included the value of professional medical writers, plain language summaries and scientific accuracy in lay media. Most recently, Caroline has joined the inaugural MAPS Editorial Review Board where she is delighted to be applying her medical publications experience to uphold excellence and credibility of MAPS publications. Caroline received a bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy (BPharm) from the University of London and is an International Society for Medical Publications Professionals (ISMPP) Certified Medical Publications Professional (CMPP).