RA601

This overview of the industry is intended to provide a common basic level of understanding, whether the student comes directly from an undergraduate program, another graduate program, or from industry experience in limited types of products or associate activities. It includes: - the medical product industry (pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and devices) typical company structures laws, regulations, and standards - the government structures, agencies, organizations, and societies that influence and produce them - regulatory agencies that enforce them - third-party organizations (product testing, quality system auditing, and/or clinical research organizations) the healthcare industry (providers, such as hospitals and clinics, and other health-related entities such as insurance companies, HMOs, and government health plans)