Monthly Archives: May 2023

With three of its most high-profile annual events happening hot on each other’s heels in springtime, the Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) has again this year captured attention for its educational and outreach initiatives from a variety of industry and social media platforms.

A new associate clinical research associate (ACRA) professional development program at Merck, known as MSD outside of the US and Canada, aims to increase and diversify the clinical research workforce. The program welcomes and trains new employees who do not have a CRA background but have transferable skills.

In this fifth blog in a series observing Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month in May, three members of ACRP’s Northern California Chapter offer their thoughts on improving inclusion of these populations in clinical research.

In this fourth blog in a series to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month in May, Jing Wang, MD, PhD, talks about his path into research and his efforts to break down barrier to trial participation.

Clinical research professionals are on the front lines of decentralized clinical trial (DCT) implementation – an evolution that is transforming clinical research. ACRP began outreach efforts on DCTs in 2022, with a survey, a report, a think tank, several papers, and multiple new working groups designed to understand and address impacts at the site level.