Rose Marie Capelli
PVB,#2UPDATE Employee
Wed, November 12, 2008
There seems to be a lot of bitterness and misunderstanding via this complaint and I will do my best to explain... I am one of the longest tenured employees here at the APSA. The program that we run is indeed fully accredited...however, it must be done through an accredited college or university (where one signs up through their registar) TO GET CREDIT on your transcripts. This is explained on our webiste. Further, when you do take this through a college, the course hours are from 40-50 hours of study time (depending on the college) not 3 as stated in the complaint. And to clarify to all job seekers out there: Generally speaking, you do need a 4-year degree to work in brand Pharm. I can't speak for every company, but that is usually a well endorsed statement. However, we as an Association, cover Medical Device, OTC, Animal Science, Biotech as well...and there are sectors of this industry (where sales cycles are long and selling is at a tangible premium) that will indeed hire you with qualified sales experience in lieu of a specific education. We have NEVER EVER guaranteed anyone a job. We state our rate of hire, never pass on dues or fees to our members and teach what we know is vital.