Medical Affairs Value Blog
Welcome! You will find tools, resources, tips, and tricks to help demonstrate the value of Medical Affairs.
Schedule And Prioritize Fun
5 Min ReadSchedule And Prioritize FunYou may be thinking what in the world does schedule and prioritize fun have to do with strategic thinking in Medical Affairs? Being strategic requires having energy, making good choices on how you spend your time and having the...
What HCPs Want From MSLs
5 Min ReadWhat HCPs Want From MSLs What do HCPs want from MSLs? They want their specific situation to be understood. They want to have deep conversations with MSLs who deeply understand not only the TA and disease state but also the broader context. This means having...
Examples of What MSL Insights Are NOT
5 Min ReadExamples of What MSL Insights are NOT One of the biggest challenges that medical science liaisons (MSLs) have is recognizing what insights are. There is a lot of pressure to get out there and gather insights. But because of the confusing nature of insights,...
Set Boundaries To Improve Your Strategic Thinking
5 Min ReadSet Boundaries To Improve Your Strategic Thinking (+ a Book Recommendation!) I'm a huge reader. It's my main hobby and I crush books. Of the 129 books I read last year, this one had the biggest lasting impact on me. It completely changed how I think about...
Track Your Progress To Demonstrate Value
Track Your Progress To Demonstrate ValueMedical Affairs teams do a lot but often have a hard time demonstrating their value. Here is a simple way to help: Track Your Progress to Demonstrate Value. This is a super effective hack to show your and/or your team's impact....
Eliminate Distractions To Get Into Flow State
Eliminate Distractions To Get Into Flow StateBeing strategic is hard. Especially when it comes to sitting down and actually doing the work. This article will help you eliminate distractions to get into flow state. Getting into flow state is key for completing those...
Insights Yearly Review Template for MSLs
Insights Yearly Review Template for MSLs MSL insights gathering is a core competency but is also tricky tricky. The best, most impactful MSLs are continuously upskilling. Especially when it comes to insights gathering. A way to improve insights gathering capabilities...
4 Tips to Capture MSL Insights Right Away & Maximize Impact
5 Min Read4 Tips to Capture MSL Insights Right Away to Maximize Impact What is one of the saddest things that could ever happen in the MSL world? An MSL works his or her butt off engaging an HCP and digging deep to understand this person’s motivations. All this hard...
Get Organized With A Digital Declutter
Get Organized with a Digital DeclutterYou’re in the middle of an important conversation with a KOL or your manager, and it’s going great. Then they ask for that one document, the one you know will perfectly illustrate your point. You start searching for it, but your...
Plan For When You Want To Quit
5 Min ReadPlan For When You Want To QuitWorking in Medical Affairs is demanding. There is a ton of travel, you are getting pulled in a million different directions, your emails are piling up, you are late on your expense reports, and there are difficult HCPs and...
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