US FDA Master of Regulatory Science program

Opportunity with Arizona State University and the US Food and Drug Administration.

Arizona State University (the downtown campus in Phoenix) is collaborating with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - CDER) on a new Master of Regulatory Science program. FDA is going to support 10 students in the program, (pay all tuition, fees and some living expenses) commission them in the Public Health Service and, upon graduation, the students will owe 4 years back, working for FDA at CDER in Silver Spring, Maryland in the area of new product development/ regulatory affairs. These students will have tuition paid, living expenses, moving expenses and also receive a salary/benefits from being in the Commissioned Corps while here at ASU. This is one of only two such programs, the other program (at U Florida) is open only to pharmacists.

A Brown graduate (Biology major), Sandy Shire, DMD, MPA, is thrilled to be the new director even though the timeline is quite rushed; we have to recruit the FDA-sponsored students in the next six weeks. The program will also be open to other, paying students who will not be supported by the FDA. They will be free to work wherever they choose upon completion of the program. Careers in regulatory affairs are a rapidly growing sector and many engineers hold positions of leadership at the FDA and in regulatory affairs. I had a 25 year career with the Public Health Service as a commissioned officer and spent 14 of those years working for the FDA. It was a fantastic career choice for me and I don’t hesitate to recommend it to your students.

To qualify for a commission in the Public Health Service, students must be under the age of 44, U.S. citizens, in good health and also qualify by way of their educational or professional background. Engineers qualify with either a Bachelor’s degree or a Master’s degree, so a graduating student or a recent graduate would qualify. I can supply details when I speak with you. The students will also benefit from a paid internship at FDA during the summer between year 1 and year 2 of the program.
Contact Sandy Shire, DMD, MPA, CAPT (Ret) USPHS
Director, MS in Regulatory Science and Health Safety Program
Arizona State University
College of Nursing and Health Innovation
500 N. 3rd Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85004
Tel:602-496-1694
Sandra.Shire@asu.edu