The aim of ECWG is to work collaboratively in the development and delivery of relevant and recognised education and training in Pharmaceutical Medicine / Medicines Development Science  (PM/MDS) for the benefit of IFAPP’s professional membership.

ECWG to foster recognition of the ongoing IFAPP contributions to advancing the discipline of Pharmaceutical Medicine as a profession, and the development of competent practitioners in the field.

ECWG to work closely with Certification WG and other Working Groups to develop professional worldwide certification processes in Medical Affairs and Clinical Development.

• To expand the educational initiatives in pharmaceutical medicine to developing countries.
• To act as the guardian of the full core competencies in PM/MDS.
• To contribute to the review and revision of The PharmaTrain Syllabus for PM/MDS and the roll-out of the new PharmaTrain Syllabus v2.0.
• To define model job descriptions and competency profiles in PM/MDS.
• To coordinate the development of centralised assessments for competency-based applied knowledge.
• To contribute to the development of Entrustable Professional Activities and their application in competence curricula.
• To achieve the international standards for certification.
• To define a process for credentialing and re-certification.
• To develop links with scientific journals in discussing the growing complexity and changing environment of global medicines development from discovery to lifecycle management. Foster critical position papers in the discipline of Pharmaceutical Medicine in an active research topic on “Medical Affairs in Medicines Development” with “Frontiers in Pharmaceutical Medicine and Outcomes Research” (impact factor 4.4).
• To cooperate with the national Member Associations (NMAs) to develop educational programmes and conferences in Medicines Development and Pharmaceutical Medicine.
• To collaborate with the Certification WG in supporting and promoting IFAPP’s professional certification programmes: Professional Certification in Medicines Development (CMD): Global Fellow in Medicines Development (GFMD):  Specialist in Medicines Development (SMD).