Professional Certification in Pharmacovigilance Associate (PV Associate) (CPA)

This programme offer short course and training designed for professionals who want to get an up-to-date, quick and solid knowledge, from experts. It offers an opportunity to start and develop your career in Drug Safety. In accordance with the current guidelines, you will have to report adverse events (AEs). This programme will help you in analysing the side effects of drugs and monitor the safety of drugs available in the market. The responsibilities of Pharmacovigilance Associate include conducting the risk-benefit analysis; tracking all drug related reports; reviewing and assessing all drug related documents; entering database reports and performing label assessment. This programme is devised with an all-intensive and thorough research to impart complete conceptual knowledge. A Pharmacovigilance Associate (PVA) role may also be called a Pharmacovigilance Officer, Drug Safety Officer (DSO), Drug Safety Associate, or a Patient Safety Specialist. This short course is built so that students are grounded in real job market and today's practices.

Module 1: Introduction to Pharmacovigilance and Pharmacoepidemiology, Adverse Drug Reactions and Safety Reports

Module 2: Methodologies and Benefit assessment of medicines in Pharmacovigilance and Pharmacoepidemiology

Module 3: Management Systems and Drug Dictionaries in Pharmacovigilance (Argus, MedDRA)

Module 4: Processing of Individual Case Safety Reports

Module 5: Seriousness & Expectedness & Causality Assessment Criteria

Module 6: Pharmacovigilance Regulations and Medicines risk communication in US, EU, India

Module 7: Complaint handling and Risk identification and assessment

Module 8: Aggregate Safety Reports (PSUR,DSUR etc.)

Module 9: Industry Based Case Study

Eligibility

Graduates in any discipline are eligible for our Post Graduate Diploma, Executive Diploma and Professional Certifications Programmes. 10+2 pass-outs are eligible for our Under Graduate Diploma and Diploma holders of two to three years course duration are also eligible for the PG Diploma.

Programme Duration

The minimum duration to complete the Professional Certification programme is 6 months and maximum is 12 months. Alternatively, this programme may also be completed in a short-term duration of 5 days.

Programme Mode

Registration is currently open for Part-time (Online Live Classes) mode.

Programme Deliverables

A comprehensive study material (for 6 months Professional Certification) for all the modules in hard copies ensuring the needs of the audience. The accompanying training material is appropriately aligned with the current Industry’s expectations.

• Interactive or online live sessions on all key areas of the programme giving all flexibility to the participants.
• Online Live Classes/Part-time for all the modules will be conducted on the weekends. Moreover, a doubt clearing session will also be scheduled before the examination.
• All the efforts are made by IGMPI faculty members to make the entire programme modules easily understandable.
• Assessment and evaluation for all the programme modules in order to enhance the levels of competencies and skills of the participants leading towards the objective of application in the job.
• At the end of each programme modules, the trainers shall obtain feedback from the participants using specially designed questionnaires.
• All learning and training delivery initiatives shall be conducted in English.

Assessment & Certification

All the participants are obliged to appear for an online proctored exam at the end of the course. After successful completion, the participants will be awarded Professional Certification in Pharmacovigilance Associate by Faculty of Clinical Research and Drug Safety, IGMPI. For all the above-mentioned modules elaborate course material, self-assessment assignments and project work details would be provided by the Institute from time to time. Details get updated on the webpage as well.

Discipline in Classes and Examination

Every student is required to observe a disciplined behaviour during her/his classes, assessments & examinations and to follow instructions from the Professors. Any act of indiscipline may result into discredit & it will be mentioned in her/his academic report.

Placement Assistance & Corporate Relations

For the Post Graduate Diploma and Undergraduate Diploma Programmes, we will provide placement assistance after the completion of the programme. The Institute has partnered with many organizations for providing placement assistance to its students. The robust placement cell comprises senior level Human Resources professionals and Talent Acquisition experts which maintains close links with business and industry. The efforts of our placement cell also include helping with professional resume writing, interview skills & conducting mock interviews etc.

In recent months the Institute has witnessed more and more participation from professionals working with global healthcare like , Jhpiego, SELCO Foundation, TATA Foundation, Samarthan NGO, PSI, UNICEF, WHO, HCL Foundation, IPE Global, Optum, PATH, AIIMS, Action against Hunger, Ekta Shakti Foundation, Seva Foundation, India HIV-AIDS Alliance, HLFPPT, Deepak Foundation, Novartis, LalPath Labs Ltd., Fortis Healthcare Ltd., HealthCare Global Enterprises Ltd., Indraprastha Medical Corporation Ltd., Narayana Hrudayalaya Ltd., Piramal Enterprises Ltd., Wockhardt Ltd., Cactus Communications, Public Health Foundations of India, Cytel, Religare Health Insurance Company Ltd., Deloitte, DuPont Sustainable Solutions, Bain & Company, Alvarez & Marsal, McKinsey & Company, etc. The IGMPI’s Corporate Resource Division actively recommends our students and training participants for various job requirements and specialized roles to Human Resource, Talent Acquisition as well as the heads of various departments in Pharmaceutical, Healthcare industries on regular basis.

Future career prospects

Professionals working in Pharmacovigilance and Clinical Research industries will benefit from this programme particularly. This programme will help the PV associates to gain knowledge about ICSR’s their reporting and coding using the standardazied dictionnaries like MedDRA. This certificate course will help professionals, strengthening their skills and experience in this field.

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Last date for submitting completed Application Form: 17^th Aug 2026.

For further enquiries, call or write to us on:
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