Whither Training? – Blog Post #489 by Asrar Qureshi
Whither Training? – Blog Post #489 by Asrar Qureshi Dear Colleagues! This is Pharma Veterans Blog Post #489. Pharma Veterans welcomes sharing of knowledge and wisdom by Veterans for the benefit of Community at large. Pharma Veterans Blog is published by Asrar Qureshi on WordPress, the top blog site. Please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here. Training of Medical reps in Pharma industry was no less than an institution, and that institution has been lost. These posts are an inquiry into what happened, not a requiem. First the historical facts. I started in 1975 and at that time all MNCs and known Local Pharma always trained fresh or even experienced people before they started work. In fact, qualifying training was a prerequisite for appointment as medical rep. It was usual that a training session would start with 15-20 youngsters, who would keep falling on the way till the completion, which saw may be half of them qualify. The appointment sta...