Student Testimonials

As part of our celebration of CMR's 45th anniversary of advancing knowledge to enhance healthcare, we invited each of our current and former students to offer their feedback on how CMR Institute has influenced their professional success. Below are just a few of the many responses we received.

CMR Enhanced My Knowledge

"CMR Institute's courses have increased my effectiveness with physicians throughout the completion of both certifications. I feel more confident with subject matters such as pharmacoeconomic studies and the managed care market. Serving in the industry for 10 years, I have found the information in the courses to be both relevant and up to date which is extremly important in an industry that constantly changes and quickly. I live in an area where I have to be licensed to work, and have found those courses not only keep me certified but keep me in the know with what has changed in the market."
— Doyle Gray

“CMR has helped me gain a better understanding of the health care market through the perspective of the physician. The skills I have learned have helped me become a well rounded pharmaceutical sales professional.  CMR has helped me become more of an asset to my company and to doctors. CMR has allowed me to stay focused, on track, and I have been able to manage a healthy work life balance while completing continued education. I would highly recommend CMR to anyone who is in the health care industry and wants to learn.” 
— Danielle Zelanak

“CMR has become my “partner” in disease state knowledge success.  They have given me a depth and breadth of technical knowledge of disease states as well as products. I purposely focused personal time to study CMR as it relates to Science & Medicine in order to enhance my disease state knowledge.”
— Dana Cadwallader

“The 4C Certificate Program was very helpful in giving me a more advanced understanding of the pharmaceutical industry, particularly from a research and development and legal standpoint.”
— Michele Hanna

“CMR provides an excellent opportunity to refresh knowledge and skills. The courses are linked to current examples. The specialty courses have allowed me to choose what is of interest to me and focus on areas that will provide greater insight for professional and personal growth.”
— Kerry Hlady

“The CMR Institute has assisted me throughout my Pharmaceutical career by providing pertinent topics and education. It has helped me transition into the Managed Healthcare arena with updated information on both disease states and the ever changing healthcare market trends. The data is always comprehensive and lends creditability when interacting with physicians.”
— Denise Markle

“I really enjoyed The Drug Development Process and learning the cost associated with a new compound.”
— John Walker

CMR Enhanced My Performance

“The ASM Certificate has helped me prepare for advancement opportunities in management. CMR courses have provided knowledge allowing me to approach prescribers with greater confidence by discussing not only the products and services of my company, but the evolving environment in which we all operate. With the enhanced knowledge I have gained through the CMR program, I am able to capture the prescriber’s attention with greater relevance. This often leads to promotional activity that I feel creates a better understanding of my products, and a greater acceptance of my knowledge base.”
— Ken Atkins

“CMR leadership training has enabled me to broaden my skill sets beyond just sales — making me more confident and competitive inside or outside the company.”
— David Dahlberg

“CMR has increased my confidence with customers by allowing me to speak their language. I now have not only my essential product knowledge, but also a keen grasp of the industry and challenges that my customers face on a daily basis. CMR courses give me a distinct advantage over my peers whether seeking a promotion or new position. Managers know that CMR courses are not easily completed and they truly respect the extra effort involved.”
— Elizabeth Butler

“CMR Institute advanced learning helped me to become an expert in disease states, medical terminology, pharmacology, and overall helped me to become an expert in my field and a resource to my peers — ultimately landing a promotion in a highly competitive market!”
— Martina Rosen

“I have learned something new with every course & module I've taken. The information is very accurate and has evolved with our dynamic industry landscape. The extra effort I've put toward enhancing my skills and knowledge has resulted in a consistent recognition by my customers as being a resource. CMR Institute has helped me achieve that status."
— Ellie Conwell

“The studies are diverse and relevant to the field of healthcare.  Throughout the years I have been able to contribute to the education of my colleagues through my course undertakings as well as enhance my own person knowledge.”
— Maria Pavelich

“CMR has given me the added expertise to dialogue intelligently with my Health Care Providers.”
— Pamela Echart

“CMR courses have given me deeper knowledge that other reps were not able to demonstrate with healthcare providers.  I am able to better communicate messages in a way that relates to their business and their concerns. Overall, I have been able to develop noticed better relationships with physicians in my territory and in turn, better trust, respect, and results.”
— Bridget Morley

“While interviewing I was able to leverage my CMR coursework as a sign of my drive and desire to further my education and knowledge. It was definitely a separating factor in the competition I faced for the job and I was presented with an offer.”
— James Conn

“CMR Institute has been a tremendous resource for my career in pharmaceutical sales. Participation in these courses enabled me to further my education in various aspects of the healthcare industry which has provided a great foundation to my selling skills, in addition to my healthcare and pharmaceutical experience. Furthermore, CMR has enabled me to use disease state knowledge with my physicians to enhance my product and disease state knowledge.”
— Mandi White

CMR Enhanced My Effectiveness

“CMR courses taught me different ways to interact with people to increase the synergy between everyone.”
— Rebecca Chadwin

“CMR has greatly enhanced my career effectiveness by giving me a global perspective of particular disease states. I am now stronger clinically when detailing specialists on the most current data vs. how they may have been trained historically. The CMR programs allow you to work at your own pace and focus on items important to your own personal development. Through CMR, I feel empowered to learn about areas I am interested in, not just what my company wants me to know.”
— Fernando Echiverri

“The CMR Institute provides excellent programs that have not only helped me increase my knowledge about the healthcare industry and related topics, but it has helped me increase my ability to relate to and understand my customers better. The vast library of topics enables me to learn more about anything from disease states to leadership and selling skills. I hope that my company continues to utilize this great resource.”
— Brady Adams

“I have found the CMR courses both instructive and pertinent in my everyday conversations with physicians. These courses have enhanced my ability to communicate on a science and business level. As a recent AMR graduate, CMR course work has assisted me throughout the years in my career ladder advancements. I cannot recommend these courses highly enough as they have incentivized me both on a financial as well as a professional level.”
— William Churchill

“CMR is easy and convenient to use! It allows busy Sales Representatives to review and strengthen their disease state knowledge and learn more about various topics to improve and differentiate from the competition. The knowledge gained from CMR has enabled me to have deeper discussions with Physicians — ultimately leading to more time, which brings more value to the Physicians.”
— Albert Barzaga

“CMR has provided me with a non-biased source covering the latest clinical, personal development, and business issues facing the pharmaceutical industry. The information I have learned from this program has enabled me to develop my selling effectiveness and business acumen while enabling me to serve as a resource to my customers. The recent modules relating to evolution of healthcare have been an excellent source of reference to better understand the current trends physicians are facing.”
— Jason Martin

“CMR helped me in so many ways from learning more about how the pharmaceutical industry was created to how pharmaceuticals became marketable products.  The knowledge gained has allowed me to have more intelligent conversations with my physicians.”
— Shana Khachab

“CMR Institute has helped increase my effectiveness tremendously with healthcare providers. Knowing what obstacles our customers are going through will help us align our goals with their needs. The 21st Century Physician as well as the Evolving Healthcare Community are probably one of the most valuable courses I have taken during my career.” 
— Jackie Soltes

“The diverse topic selection available with CMR courses allows me to choose areas that are directly related to disease states, physicians, medications, and managed care. The audio CD allows me to listen to the course before I go in to see a healthcare provider and focus on the data most relevant for the meeting.  I also enjoy that I can keep the module to refer back to it when I need!”
— Austin Blackwell