Communicate the role of pharmaceuticals as public health tools for prevention and treatment of acute and chronic diseases.
Examine critical steps in research and development of pharmaceuticals, including clinical trials and market dynamics.
Analyze the performance of the pharmaceutical sector using key indicators.
Demonstrate the ability to access and use data related to the financing, procurement, distribution and use of pharmaceuticals in order to propose solutions to domestic and international pharmaceutical challenges.
Apply a multi-disciplinary systems approach to analyzing the overlapping roles of the public and private sectors in pharmaceutical policy including innovation, intellectual property and medicines regulation.
Sample Course Titles
Pharmaceuticals in Public Health: An Introductory Course
Pharmaceutical Management, Policy & Practice
Design & Conduct of Clinical Trials
Drug Epidemiology
Sample Practicum
Business Development Intern, Aldatu Biosciences (Boston, MA)
Pharmaceuticals and Health Technologies Group, Management Sciences for Health (Arlington, VA)
Public Policy and Government Affairs Intern, Biogen (Cambridge, MA)
Global Transparency Data Analyst, ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Cambridge, MA)
Global Alliance for Vaccine and Immunization (GAVI, Switzerland) – increasing vaccine access and equity through policy
World Health Organization (Geneva, Switzerland) – developing a methodology to collect information on appropriate antibiotic use
Health Systems Administrative Intern, Veterans’ Affairs Boston Health Care System
Management Sciences for Health (Namibia) – working on pharmaceutical systems strengthening programs
Biogen (Cambridge, MA) – pricing and reimbursement strategy intern supporting activities to develop pricing and access strategies
Pathfinder International (Vietnam) – assisting in a mhealth based HIV study in communities outside of Hanoi
Boston Children’s Hospital – working on a study on TB-related stigma in India