Like many of my MSL colleagues who are parents, the COVID-19 pandemic has challenged us to balance work, child care, and self-care while staying calm and be resilient. One aspect of building resilience is to find things to be grateful for in life. Personally, I am grateful to spend more time with my two young children as they hit their developmental milestones. One of these … [Read more...]

Many of us spend hours in back-to-back virtual meetings these days. While these video engagements are convenient and relatively simple to set up, they also bring a number of challenges for presenters - including for those delivering scientific content and engaging with healthcare professionals (HCPs). In fact, in various industry surveys, medical science liaisons (MSLs) and … [Read more...]

With new challenges always come new opportunities. This has lately been the case within the rapidly changing world of medical affairs globally. This rapid change is multifactorial, yet it has been driven by the move to more specialized medicines and the rise of digital channels increasing the availability of data. This in return has created a growing need to overcome … [Read more...]

It’s no secret that the United States still has much work to do regarding racial inequity and inequality. One can see this reflected in our social systems, as well as the healthcare landscape. These issues of inequality and inequity were exacerbated by the onset of the pandemic. The coronavirus spread all over the world and the country, but the areas that were hit hardest by … [Read more...]

The COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc across the world and caused uncertainty in our day-to-day lives. During these challenging times, a few themes emerged: layoffs, furloughs, delays, and even pauses in Medical Science Liaison (MSL) hiring.  Sometimes the decision to leave the comfort of your current coveted company may be due to career or financial advancement, or to pursue a … [Read more...]

MSLs are the stewards of medical and scientific information; we develop and maintain peer-level relationships with HCPs and researchers. These relationships, grounded in trust, respect, and integrity, allow MSLs to have thoughtful discussions. These scientific exchanges ought to be truthful, not misleading, and unbiased facilitating in peer relationship development with … [Read more...]

Welcome to another edition of The MSL Journal! We thought it would be an ideal way to kick off the first edition of 2021 in time for the 2nd Annual International MSL Day – March 27, 2021 – with a focus on diversity, inclusion, and development topics! As our world evolves and changes, it’s timely and relevant to elevate these ideals.  It has been an enormous undertaking to … [Read more...]