María Corrales Valdivielso

I am a registered pharmacist in the UK with medical information experience who has been providing advice to improve patients’ lives in the UK and excellent quality and efficient medical information to HCP across Spain.  I have developed a strong professional interest in pursuing a career within the Pharmaceutical Industry, hence my part time MSc in Drug Development Sciences.  I believe I have the right combination of interpersonal and communication skills and scientific knowledge to continue developing a life-changing career within Scientific and Medical Affairs. 

Medical information Team Leader at ProPharma GroupOctober 2021-Present

-Managing the daily workload of the team to ensure a quality, efficient and cost-effective service. 

-Developing and improving processes within the team.

-Having regular catch ups with the team members to discuss their progression.

-Planning the agenda and leading the monthly meetings with the team.

- Creating monthly reports documenting the productivity of the team.

-Writing review reports with information on new starters progression.

Principal Medical information Specialist at ProPharma Group July 2021- October 2021

Senior Medical information Specialist at ProPharma Group January 2021-July 2021

Multilingual Medical information Specialist at ProPharma Group February 2020- January 2021

Self-employed pharmacist at Lloyds pharmacies, Asda pharmacies among others in the East Anglia region. HMP prison Norwich. November 2013- Present.

-Effective workload planning especially when working in busy environment. Ability to prioritise and organise under time constraint. Multitasking over cross functional groups and queries. 

-Supervised staff that is being trained. Ability to stablish and maintain effective working relationship with co-workers, managers, and costumers.

-Attention to detail when looking for drug interaction or detecting possible medication errors. 

-Responsibility for ensure the accuracy and clinical check of drugs and dosages.

-Strong oral communication skills solving medication queries with patient or other health professionals, responding to complaints, and giving product information. 

-Broad knowledge of pharmacology and pharmacotherapy used to check doses and interactions.

-Able to make decisions and solve problems confidently making sure the patient is satisfied.

-Adaptability and flexibility quickly learnt the pharmacy informatic systems by myself without any training or pre-registration programme. 

• Certifications: 

-Medicines Use Review, Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults, Summary care of records and New Medicines Services.

-Other Centre for Pharmacist Postgraduate Education (CPPE) certifications: oral health, anticoagulants, substance misuse, sepsis, risk management among others.

Dispenser and work experience at Monkton Road Pharmacy, York. April 2013- November 2013.

Internship at HUCA (University Central Hospital of Asturias). January-July 2012  

• Quality-checking sterile medications and preparing non-sterile drug compounding.
• Adaptability as rotating to different areas of the hospital pharmacy.
• Dispensing medications to both in- and out- patients.
• Awarded with honours in the internship memory.

MSc in Drug Development Sciences, King’s College London.  Pass with distinction. Sep 2015- Oct 2019.

• Modules included: Advanced Clinical Pharmacology, Drug Discovery and Development, Clinical Drug Development, Drug Regulatory Affairs, Biological and Advanced Therapies, Preclinical Science, Healthcare Market Place and Drug Development Statistics and Data Management
• Dissertation thesis: “Safety and efficacy of bevacizumab and ranibizumab in AMD: a systematic review and meta-analysis” (73%) Supervised by Tony Lockett and David Morgan. 
• Skills gained:

-In-depth research skills: ability to critically review the scientific literature, analyse information, synthesise, and summarise conclusions. 

-Achieved a deep understanding of the drug development process from non-clinical to clinical stages and reinforced pharmaceutical and pharmacology knowledge in many therapeutic areas.

-Excellent writing skills in English language gained through writing three essays per module.

BSc in Pharmacy at University of Salamanca (Spain)

September 2007- July 2012. Grade: 2.1.

• 4th  year on an Erasmus scholarship (University of Ferrara, Italy) 
• Thesis: “Redox mechanism involved in the consumption of alcohol. Pathological consequences”
• Skills gained: 

-Presentation skills gained through final year project presentation.

-Interpersonal skill and teamwork thanks to seminars and group discussions. 

-Group coursework: taking on my own research and helping others with theirs.