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Do I need Medical Sales Training?

Good question and one that the NAMSR™ receives frequently. All medical device and equipment companies are more likely to hire sales candidates with medical sales-product training. Individuals who possess a RMSR™ will be more capable of incorporating new information into discussions with physicians, allowing them to communicate on a professional level.

The hiring process for sales professionals in most high paying fields in the United States is somewhat competitive. No matter what industry you want to be employed in, it is important to have industry knowledge or some training. The NAMSR™ has provided a quiz below that would test your current knowledge so you can find out if you might need some medical sales training. The quiz is a simple test that any current medical sales rep should receive a score of 100%!



Please test your knowledge of the medical sales industry by taking the quiz below. Quiz answers will be displayed immediately after submission and also emailed to you.

Name:
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    1. A surgical incision of the chest wall.

      A. vilectomy
      B. lungestomy
      C. chromactomy
      D. thoracotomy

    2. A treatment procedure that uses a pulling force to prevent or reduce muscle spasm, to keep a joint or other body part stationary, or to hold the ends of broken bones in place.

      A. gravitation
      B. traction
      C. gerontation
      D. prostration

    3. Minimally invasive surgery is relatively new medical procedure?

      A. True
      B. False

    4. The capacity of a microorganism to overcome the body’s immune system and other defenses and cause disease.

      A. virulence
      B. myelin
      C. gravida
      D. gestation

    5. A surgical instrument used for cutting a circular hole?

      A. intractable
      B. trephine
      C. fomate
      D. bougie

    6. The surgical removal of all or part of the colon. This procedure is performed to treat serious diseases, such as colon cancer.

      A. Colonoscopy
      B. Colectomy
      C. Colposcopy
      D. Colonatomy

    7. A newly found medical test call SPECT stands for:

      A. safety practice emission control test
      B. special emission control test
      C. single-photon emission computed tomography
      D. simple practice emission cancer test

    8. The process of tumor formation?

      A. Neoplasia
      B. Virulence
      C. Fibroma
      D. Centrifuge

    9. A branch of medicine concerned with the care, development, and diseases of newborn infants.

      A. Infantalogy
      B. Podiatology
      C. Neonatology
      D. Rhabdomology

    10. A scanning technique that combines nuclear medicine and chemical analysis to enable physicians to observe the function of certain organs of the body?

      A. X-ray
      B. PET Scanning
      C. Stereo scanning
      D. Biomedical scanning



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What does your score mean?

10

You are an expert!

Post your resume in our Employment Center as many medical sales companies will want to talk to you.

9

Excellent!

Obviously you have the medical knowledge to be able to talk to healthcare executives and physicians. Employers are seeking applicants like you.

8

OK!

You have some basic knowledge and with some additional training you should be an expert.

7

Fair

Brush up on your medical product knowledge to attract medical companies.

6

Not so good!

Would you feel comfortable walking into a clinic or hospital and start discussing diagnostic or surgical techniques.

5

You have some shortfalls!

You got 5 right which is OK but as you may know you need to communicate with physicians and healthcare executives. Not quite there yet.

4 or less
Medical sales companies prefer sales candidates with medical or scientific knowledge. Look into our RMSR training program for help and then utilize our Employment Center.


 

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