During the seminar, Dr. Mrinal Kanti Musib discussed the graduate-certificate programs on Medical Device Regulatory Affairs (MDRA) and Advanced Medical Device Regulations (AMDR) offered at NUS, which are intended to train both early and mid-career professionals.
A senior lecturer at the Department of Biomedical Engineering at NUS, Singapore, Prof. Musib also serves as the program coordinator/resource person for the MDRA and AMDR programs. He also discussed the salient issues relating to why medical devices (implants in particular) should be regulated and their FDA-risk-based classification.
The seminar also provided an interactive platform for Ph.D. students, postdoctoral fellows, and others to know about the importance of a robust and transparent approval process, and why governments should allocate more resources to ensure the long-term safety and performance of such devices.