Student Testimonials

Brett Baughman

Brett Baughman

Hometown: San Diego, CA

Class Speciality: Sports Medicine

Company Placement: Nuvasive

Tell me a little about your background.

Kinesiology background working in healthcare and fitness

Why were you interested in pursuing medical sales as a career?

I am more interested in product management, which is the role I got.

How did you learn about Medical Sales College?

Through Linkedin and previous student.

What ultimately made you decide to attend?

When I didn?t get the first position I applied for at Nuvasive.

Please describe your training experience at Medical Sales College.

I enjoyed the classroom setting with the integration of labs. Jeff was a great teacher and very direct.

Why should someone attend Medical Sales College?

I think MSC is a great way to learn the proper verbiage of medical devices and how to understand the material. I knew nothing about spine before applying for the job at nuvasive but after a couple weeks of reading the right material and understanding what I was reading, I was able to develop a comprehensive knowledge on the subject to ultimately land me a job in Spine.

How long did you try to get into the industry before attending MSC? What was that experience like?

3 months.

Please briefly explain your job interview process with your hiring company.

15min phone screen with HR and hiring manager then put through the ringer with 5 hour in person interview followed by another 4 hour interview with a separate team. I was switch around to another team that nuvasive thought I would be better suited for.

What is your current job like?

I start the 22nd, but it will be a product manager role helping with the development of current and future products down the road.

What do you know now that you wish you had known before entering the industry/attending Medical Sales College?

How to understand a product.