Exhibit 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

      We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement of PDI, Inc. on Form S-8 (File No. 333-61231) and in the Registration
Statement of PDI, Inc. on Form S-3 (File No. 333-50024) of our report dated
February 13, 2003, on our audits of the financial statements of PDI, Inc. as of
December 31, 2002 and 2001, and for the years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and
2000, which report is included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.


PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Florham Park, New Jersey
March 10, 2003