Rockville, MD, USA, Feb. 08, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A total of 235 individuals earned Regulatory Affairs Certification (RAC) during the most recent RAC exam period, the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS) announced today. The challenging RAC exams test essential knowledge of healthcare product regulations, critical thinking and analytical skills. To pass, exam takers must be able to demonstrate not only that they know the relevant regulations, but also how they apply in a variety of realistic scenarios.
By passing, each of the 235 professionals now hold the sought-after RAC credential, the only professional credential specifically for the healthcare product regulatory field. To maintain it, RAC holders must recertify every three years through continuous learning, professional development and regulatory leadership activities, demonstrating their ongoing commitment to the profession.
“The RAC credential denotes so much more than just passing an exam,” said RAPS Executive Director Paul Brooks. “It indicates a level of professional competency that only comes through practice and dedication. RAC candidates must have gained real-world work experience to be eligible to take the exam. They also must be willing to invest the time and effort into their own professional growth to maintain the credential. The RAC demonstrates commitment to go above and beyond.”
Currently, there are six different RAC exams. Two industry-based exams—RAC Drugs and RAC Devices—which cover regulations for pharmaceuticals and medical devices, respectively, have been introduced for
The next RAC exam period will be this spring. Exams will be administered at locations around the world from 22 April to 31 May. Registration is now open for all exams. The deadline to apply is 21 March. For more information, visit Following is the complete list of those who earned the RAC credential in autumn 2018:
RAC Canada
Marie-Claude Gravel
Sandra Marie Ireland
Aleksandra Perenic
Fan Yang
RAC EU
Emily Campbell
Suzanne Cheang
Stephen John Danko
Gul Erdemli
Fangzhou Feng
Pravindhya Gajadeera Vidane Arachchige
Abhijit Khompi
Simao Da Silva Paiva
Andrew Shubel
Maria Veronica Vrabie
Van Vu
Luv Suresh Wadhwani
RAC Global
Kathy Barnecut
Adwait Bhadbhade
Jenny Chan
Amy Chandler
Ti Ling Chang
Charles Chiang
Chao-Feng Chien
Sirikanya Chotmongkol
George Cusatis
Hui Gao
Christine Gibbons Nigida
Elina N. Khachiyan
Vanessa Kressmann-Wachter
Hongjae Lee
Yen-Fu Lee
Weili Li
Yee Lian Lim
Xinling Liu
Wen Lu
Deborah Koh Mendez
Ragunath Muniandy
Darin Seth Oppenheimer
Amy Orcutt
Timothy Simpson
Marcy Sussman
Takashi Tanaka
Zehra Tosun
Padmavati Venkataraman
Yang Wang
Andrew Wingen
Suh-Chin Wu
Ann Zarubaiko Sturgill
Wei Zhang
Xinzhe Zhang
Fang Zhou
Karen Zhou
RAC US
John Adams
Jin Ahn
Cheryl Ainslie
Jonna Ashley
Nabeel Babaa
Brendan Baggot
Xiaobo Bai
Regina Ballinger
Xiao Bao
Marissa Berry
Irina Beylin
Sai Prathyusha Bhamidipati
Brandon Blakely
Frank Block
Kevin Bosse
Allison Brookes
Diane Bruce
Sasithorn Bucci
Taylor Burnett
Stanley Scott Carpenter
Yuzhou Chen
Tin Fang Chen
Yu Chi Chu
Jessica Noelle Cleck Derenick
Leslie Coney
Maria Del Carmen Cong Fong
Daniel Connell
Daniel Corbin
Joseph Coskey
Rebecca Creer
Cheng Cui
Kevin Edward Daly
Ashleigh Dawley
Aline De Oliveira
Rita De Rama
Teegan Arnsten Dellibovi-Ragheb
Jill Delsman
Elizabeth Dixon
Kenya Dumas
Jane Edwards
Shaun Fallon
Danielle Farinato
Christopher Ryan Ferreira
Veronica Fleck
Ryan Foringer
Michelle Joy Foringer
Kristin Gabor
Bhanuja Gajjala
Ravindran Ganesan
Joju George
Sandra Gonzalez
Lukas Stefan Gorzelniak
Suzanne Grim Boyle
Jennifer Grimes
Christine Grundy
Scott Hansan
Elizabeth Harrod
Qing He
Christopher Hilfiger
Yin Huang
Loc Huynh
Anant Iyer
Sharon Shuangying Jiang
Peggy Ju
Nital Jugade
Varsha S. Kamat
Sonam S. Kapoor
Austin Keyser
Ashwani Khurana
Paminder Khurmi
Regina Kiu
Selma Kraft
Emily Krulewitz
Loganathan Kumarasamy
Jina Kwak
Dipan Lad
Elaine M. Larkin
Jessica Lee
Jenny Lee
Michelle Legiec
Catherine Ann Leonard
Elizabeth Chase Lessey-Morillon
Amy Kristen Levelle
You Li
Shengtao Li
Rita Lin
Susanna Lin
Brandy Lind
Ye Liu
Christopher Long
Ranjani Madhavan
Sean Ronald Marcsisin
Alex Mathews
Michael Mclaughlin
Robert S. Mcneill
Andrea Renee Meeler
Alexandra Merkle
Barbara Militzer
Sarah Mollo
Alicia Mszyca
Samuel Murray
Pauline Ndungu
Loan Hong Nguyen
Thi Nguyen
Nora O'Connor
Matthew Ondeck
Katherine Oriordan
Cindy Osborn
Chenyin Ou
Olukayode Olubunmi Owosela
Vihanga Pahalawatta
Sophia Park
Sehun Park
Sneha Patel
Peter Petrochenko
Xuan Pham
Taylor-Rose Piscatelli
Christopher Plescia
Samuel Pollard
Courtney Sutter Portik
Katherine Prendergast
Ian Stewart Radcliffe
Emmanuel Ramos
Teresa Ramson
Jim Relph
Sarah Ringuette
Anne Rocheleau
Margeaux Rogers
Danielle Ruiz
Michael Ryan
Charlean Sadler
Prakash Sai
Mey Saied
Tyler Morgan Scandalios
Katherine T. Schembri
Claire Margaret Schmerberg
Katharine Segars
Arundhati Sengupta
Shaishav Shah
Jin Shang
Vibha Shende
Diana P. Sherlock
Jared Shimizu
Craig Simdon
Lorinda Simms
Christopher Sims
Cedar Smith
Rhiannon Smith-Marsh
Patricia Sondergaard
Sabry Soukehal
James Staszewski
Kelly Stratton
Zachary D. Swan
Oludare Taiwo
Roxanne Tavakkol
Andoria Tjondro Koesoemo
Kimberly Torluemke
Lorraine Anne Torres
Parita Varma
Liezel Madariaga Vea
Rachana Visaria
Kristina Vishnevetskaya
Jessica Voss
Jeremy Wally
Elizabeth Mary Walsh
Jun Wang
Lauren Wessell
Mary Kate Whitecavage
Lori Wiggins
Priscilla Williams
Latrice Wilson
Nga Ting Wong
Yan Wu
Yi Wu
Fangfei Yan
Peter Yang
Rumi Young
Eva Yuan
Jianchao Zeng
Yiyue Zhang
Miaochan Zhi
Yating Zhou
Jingbo Zou
About RAPS
The Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS) is the largest global organization of and for those involved with the regulation of healthcare and related products, including medical devices, pharmaceuticals, biologics and nutritional products. Founded in 1976, RAPS helped establish the regulatory profession and continues to actively support the professional and lead the profession as a neutral, non-lobbying nonprofit organization. RAPS offers education and training, professional standards, publications, research, knowledge sharing, networking, career development opportunities and other valuable resources, including Regulatory Affairs Certification (RAC), the only post-academic professional credential to recognize regulatory excellence. RAPS is headquartered in suburban Washington, DC, with chapters and affiliates worldwide. www.RAPS.org
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