Medical and Scientific Affairs: Another Career Path for Clinical Chemists

Did you know that currently 29% of the AACC's membership comes from industry, including those members who work in Medical and Scientific Affairs (MSA)3 (1)? We work in the MSA departments of our respective companies and are often asked what we do and why we chose this career option. The answers to these questions vary, but here are some of our insights into this career path. Working in MSA affords us the opportunity to work collaboratively with members of the laboratory medicine community to improve the practice of laboratory medicine through sponsored research, education, key …