Peer recognition is important to CMR Institute students – formal and informal surveys of our students have shown that to be true. And while most acknowledge the need, it is often difficult for companies to find ways to recognize their CMR Institute graduates. Walk down a very visible hallway at TAP Pharmaceuticals, however, and you’ll find a creative solution to the opportunity.

CMR Institute understands the significance of new CMR^® Certification Program graduates being recognized and congratulated by their physician / clinician community. The Institute provides the Graduate Recognition Program to help our students convey their achievement to their clients, as well as their supervisors.  

Earning a graduate degree is an important goal for many of CMR Institute’s students. Fortunately, CMR Institute can help make this happen. If this is a goal of yours, learn about CMR Institute's university alliances and plan your course selections based upon the transfer criteria of the graduate program you would like to complete.  

Because distance learning is so different from traditional approaches to training and instruction, it is important to prepare to learn effectively in this environment. This articles contains a series of strategies that you can use to help develop your distance learning skills.  

Persistence and tenacity, both excellent qualities for a pharmaceutical industry employee, paid off for Todd Cantin as he pursued his goal of becoming a pharmaceutical sales representative. When a position became available with Sandoz, Todd used those skills to gain an unscheduled and unsolicited introduction, an interview and a job. Whenever he speaks with a representative who thinks they can’t go forward with a particular client, Todd tells them his story and shares with them what a motivated, persistent individual can accomplish.

 
Shaun Barry, a Pharmaceutical Sales Specialist in the Cardiovascular Division at AstraZeneca for four years, brings with him a strong foundation of entrepreneurial expertise and leadership skill sets gained while building and running his financial services practice. Shaun credits his knowledge of group dynamics and organizational behavior to his experience coordinating and balancing the needs of his former financial practice, his clients and his employees – his physicians gain value from that skill in their work with Shaun.

This issue does not contain a listing of our most recent grads. We are currently working closely with our clients to ensure the privacy of their participants’ names, while still recognizing our graduates. We hope to resume this listing in the next issue of our newsletter.