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Clinical Development Courses and Certifications

By Nerissa | April 21, 2025 | Comments Off on Clinical Development Courses and Certifications

Recently, I physician that booked a free 15 minute consultation with me asked about Clinical Development training courses. Generally, I counsel physicians that they have plenty of degrees and experience to transition to pharma.  I certainly do not think they…

Understanding the FDA (Food & Drug Administration)

By Nerissa | April 7, 2025 | Comments Off on Understanding the FDA (Food & Drug Administration)

Many clients and potential clients have recently been asking me about the state of the pharma/biotech industry given the changes in our political administration.  The ACTUAL questions are:   “Are there still jobs for physicians in pharma?” “Is it worth…

The Benefits of Coaching

By Nerissa | March 17, 2025 | Comments Off on The Benefits of Coaching

Over the last 5 years I’ve invested a significant amount of time and money into coaching. The Pharma IndustryMDCoach was created during my participation in a women’s physician coaching program where I was first introduced to “coaching”. (Thank you Sunny…

2025 – Pharma Outlooks

By Nerissa | March 3, 2025 | Comments Off on 2025 – Pharma Outlooks

With the current political and economic climate, I have received many questions from coaching clients and potential coaching clients about the state of our pharma industry and the potential for successfully making a transition given the current environment.  Today I…

Climbing Mountains in Ecuador

By Nerissa | February 17, 2025 | Comments Off on Climbing Mountains in Ecuador

Many of you know that I’ve been away most of February in Ecuador. I was climbing in the Andes on a trip called “The Three Volcanoes” with 6 other biotech/climbing friends.  Our goal was to summit Cotopaxi, an active volcano…

2025 is HERE!!! New beginnings!

By Nerissa | January 6, 2025 | Comments Off on 2025 is HERE!!! New beginnings!

Happy New Year! My hope for all of my readers is that you have had a wonderful start to the new year; if instead, it has been challenging, I am sending my thoughts and will share a practice that has…