The HCN Academy is an integrated training and development program designed to provide employees with learning opportunities that can be directly applied in the workplace. From early in their careers, employees can take advantage of courses ranging from those designed to develop industry-specific skills to those that focus on personal development skills. The Academy motto is “Shaping your future” indicating that employees can work with their managers and Academy training professionals to identify the learning opportunities needed to help them become high performing healthcare communication specialists.
Academy Foundation Program in Healthcare Communications
The Academy Foundation Program in Healthcare Communications will involve an intensive training program over several weeks, including didactic sessions that focus on:
Company overview – vision and values, structure and services
Effective medical writing
Editing, styling, and proof-reading
Publication planning and good publication practice
Writing manuscripts from clinical trial reports
Writing posters, abstracts, and slide presentations
Writing newsletters
Drug development
Basic statistics
Basic pharmacokinetics
Scientific meetings – symposia and congresses
Pharmaceutical regulations and healthcare professional compliance
Introduction to evidence-based medicine and pharmacoeconomics
International pharmaceutical marketing
Product positioning
Strategic communication planning
Literature searching and medical information services
Creative design and production services
Exhibition and e-Media products and services
Gardiner-Caldwell US is committed to creating an environment where people can flourish. We are rigorous in seeking out and recruiting the best people and providing them every opportunity to succeed in a challenging but rewarding business. The Academy provides our employees with continual learning and personal development throughout their career at HCN.