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Dear Colleague: Most aspiring MSLs continually seek to learn more and more about the position, what they should be doing now to prepare to be an MSL, and how they should train once hired. There is a bridge of time and a gap of knowledge between signing a contract for hire and actively fulfilling the role of an MSL. In addition, MSLs can come from variety of professional backgrounds with a wide array of experiences and specialties, and be many are often industry naive. As a pharmacist and an academician, I've found that gaining insight about the role and the responsibilities of an MSL, and how my training can be transferred that role, can be an arduous task. Therefore, it is important to identify which skills and experiences can be applied to the MSL role and what other skills need to be developed through training. As an intern for MSL Quarterly working with Jane Chin, PhD, I've been challenged to explore what training deficits newly hired MSLs struggle with, and how their prior work experience helped to prepare them for their role as an MSL. Our goal is to use our findings to identify what new MSLs need in resources, training, and support. Through this survey, your responses will provide vital first-hand information for aspiring and newly hired MSLs, as well as further advance the professional by educating others about the process of becoming a competent MSL. We will share data highlights during our surveying process, so that you can also benefit from the collective wisdom of our MSL community. Please help me identify gaps in acclimating to the new MSL role by participating in my survey! Thank you, |