Before drugs, medical devices and other health products reach the healthcare marketplace, they must first undergo a complex approval process. Guiding these health products through this demanding process are highly skilled experts known as regulatory affairs professionals.
In this section:
Who are regulatory professionals? What do they do?
Regulatory professionals play critical roles throughout the healthcare product lifecycle - learn about the scope of practice and other background information about this engaging career field.
Code of Ethics for Regulatory Professionals
The Code of Ethics for Regulatory Professionals is a living document that embodies the principles of professionalism and ethics to which regulatory professionals aspire and hold inviolable.
Professional Levels
RAPS describes the regulatory professional career path in four progressive stages. Referred to as levels, these four stages summarize the knowledge, skills and abilities a regulatory professional must possess to advance through their career.