In May 2006, a planning grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Industry Center Studies Program awarded the Co-Directors a planning grant to develop CareMed into a Sloan Industry Center for the medical devices and equipment industry in US.
History
The inspiration for CareMed originated in 2004 when the Florida Medical Manufacturers’ Consortium requested and encouraged for CareMed to develop an exclusive curriculum at USF specifically designed to better prepare the MDE industry workforce for the heavily government-regulated environment in which the industry exists. The initial meeting led to further discussions and the eventual creation of the Regulatory Affairs Graduate Certificate Program (with a medical device concentration), which is currently in its fifth semester of offering courses at USF. This educational program was funded by a $50K grant from the Florida High Tech Corridor Council.