Student Testimonials
Tell me a little about your background.
I graduated from Indiana University in Bloomington, IN with a Bachelor?s Degree in Human Biology and minor in Spanish Language and Culture. My original plan was to attend medical school but after taking a sales internship my junior year I knew I wanted to pursue sales. My passion for medicine led me to look for jobs in medical device sales. I knew I wouldn?t be able to land a job without experience and this is what led me to MSC.
Why were you interested in pursuing medical sales as a career?
I was interested in medical sales because it immersed me in an environment that I was comfortable with and a field that I had been passionate about my entire life. Assisting surgeons in finding the right implants and helping in the process of patient care is rewarding and meaningful. Selling to surgeons is challenging but connects the salesman with a group of individuals that have trained in their profession for almost two decades.
How did you learn about Medical Sales College?
Once I knew the field or branch of medical sales that I wanted to pursue I started looking online for training programs. Medical Sales College was one of the first sites to show up and ended up being close to home.
What ultimately made you decide to attend?
Although the price can be deterring, I scoured MSC?s website looking at each and every testimonial and review. I ultimately thought that it would be the right fit for me and would connect me with key people in the industry.
Please describe your training experience at Medical Sales College.
My class became like family throughout our 8 weeks together. Dr. Perns helped us feel comfortable with each other and trained us with a passion that seemed to rub off onto the class every day. Each person we came in contact with that worked for MSC had a proven track record in device sales and pushed us to be the best and train the hardest so that it would pay off once we graduated. The training experience was vigorous but trains you in all aspects of a medical device sales role. It pushes you to put plans in place for how you will handle certain situations and develops its students correctly. One piece of advice - MSC has the training and the personnel but its really up to you on how hard you want to work while you?re at MSC to make it easier on you once you?re out.
Why should someone attend Medical Sales College?
How long did you try to get into the industry before attending MSC? What was that experience like?
MSC was the first avenue I decided to take in my search for a job in medical device sales.
What is your current job like?
I?m an associate so I?ve been assisting each sales representative in all of our territories around Chicagoland. This consists of running trays, dropping off literature at offices, shadowing cases, and anything else that may come up that can help cross something off the day to day tasks list.
What do you know now that you wish you had known before entering the industry/attending Medical Sales College?
Connecting with people and knowledge are your most beneficial traits/things to work on before, during and after going to MSC. If you know your stuff the selling will be a lot easier and the staff and surgeons can tell if you know your product and love to sell it.
What was the most valuable thing you learned at Medical Sales College/What piece of training do you use the most in your day-to-day activities?
The most valuable thing my entire class did while at MSC was ask each other for help and connect with everyone we met. Those people helped some of us land jobs once we started looking.