I agree with you that design controls are very important for ensuring the safety and efficacy in medical device development. They help in maintaining the structural approach that aligns with FDA requi...

As I worked in research with a Veterans Affairs Hospital, one major incentive outside monetary compensation that was used was access to free medical care or treatments. The offer of free medical evalu...

@atk27njit-edu I would disagree that the placebo effect is “all in the mind.” While the placebo effect does rely on expectation, it’s not simply a mental trick played by the mind. This is rather a rea...

Coordination during unexpected adverse events in clinical trials is absolutely essential for patient safety and maintaining the integrity of the trial. A standardized, predefined process for assigning...

@an83 I would have to disagree on your perspective because a business minor can offer valuable skills that actually benefit a student beyond an MBA or entry level role. An undergraduate education does...

Some common aspects touched upon for recruiting underrepresented communities for clinical trials were building trust, making the process more accessible, and ensuring the message has some form of rela...

The original poster brings up a good point about the marketing engineer role, especially in the medical device industry, as this career path blends technical expertise with the need of strong interper...

@tamanna While I agree with you that working in a smaller company can offer valuable exposure to multiple areas, I would also like to make note of the downside that being spread too thin across multip...

Having volunteered at a tissue bank before, I see that non profit tissue banks are playing a critical role in public health by focusing on service rather than profit. My favorite aspect about non prof...

After working with a couple medical device companies, I believe my top requirements do not depend on the notion of public or private, but rather the entirety of benefits offered to me. First, I person...

I appreciate that the original topic starter had mentioned thinking from the patient’s point of view. I believe this is a highly important notion for the medical device industry. There are standards s...

@fh28 I agree with your perspective on the importance of diversity as well as varied expertise on an FDA expert panel! This is crucial as each member brings a different background to the evaluation, a...

The most common problem I face as a quality engineer intern are challenges due to document control. In other words, updating procedures, specifications, and records among different teams and ensuring ...

@dmf2 I respectfully disagree with the notion that the primary responsibility for addressing a damaged label should fall on the store. In my point of view, I believe that the manufacturer is 100% resp...

Although it is tempting for me to say that post-market management is where the issues arise, I would argue that product development is the single most critical phase in determining a project's success...