We are pleased to announce the successful completion of the first part of the UBC Academy of Translational Medicine (ATM) micro-certificate in Regulatory Affairs in the Life Sciences.
The micro-certificate development and delivery is led by Dr. Dean Regier, who is also the Chair of the ATM Regulatory Advisory Council. Dr. Regier is an associate professor at the School of Population and Public Health, a Senior Scientist within Cancer Control Research and the Director of the Health Economics Support and Research Unit (HESRU) at BC Cancer.
British Columbia has the fastest growing life sciences sector in Canada, and regulatory expertise is vital to the continued growth of the sector. This new micro-certificate is tailored to the unique bio-innovation landscape of BC and will equip learners with highly sought-after skills critical for the life sciences, biotechnology, biomanufacturing, medical device and pharmaceutical industries.
Dr. Regier says: “I am extremely pleased with the line-up of instructors that we were able to engage for this course. They provided a strong foundation of knowledge and equipped the learners for regulatory tasks in their jobs, and primed them for further understanding of regulatory science.” Dr. Regier adds “We were really excited about the level of engagement from the learners and their ability and eagerness to directly apply the course material to their own work. This really underscores the immediate need for regulatory proficiency in our community”.
With financial support from the BC Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training, the ATM has partnered with UBC Extended Learning to offer the UBC Micro-certificate in Regulatory Affairs for the Life Sciences. The program consists of two five-week part-time courses, which run back-to-back September to November 2022, that can be taken separately or stacked into a UBC micro-certificate. The second part of the micro-certificate, Regulatory Science and Health Economics, runs from October 24 – Nov 26, 2022. The micro-certificate will be offered annually as part of a larger regulatory science program being built at UBC.