The Past, Present, and Future of Women as Leaders in Clinical Research

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Among other related topics in her forthcoming ACRP 2025 presentation on “Women Leaders Breaking Barriers and Achieving Success in Clinical Research,” Jessica Fritter, DHSc, MACPR, ACRP-CP, at The Ohio State University, will explore the historical context of women in leadership roles as she works her way toward addressing the apparent gender disconnect that is specific to health-related professions.

Is the Clinical Research Project Manager Role Calling You?

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If all the anecdotal evidence about how many clinical research professionals “fall into” their first role in the field without exactly meaning to and find themselves in “sink or swim” conditions can be taken at face value, perhaps some comfort can be gained from knowing that progression into later roles is more often achieved at a deliberate and rewarding pace. Given enough time and exposure to multiple other areas of specialization in the clinical trials environment, many professionals who wish to continue working in the research arena, but who also desire a change of pace with new responsibilities, turn to project management. 

Optimizing Clinical Trial Education in Academia

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To optimize clinical trial education, key areas of clinical and translational research must be implemented to produce graduates who demonstrate core competencies in the design, conduct, analysis, and monitoring of clinical trials. This paper highlights educational strategies for teaching clinical trials and serves as a basis for future research.

A Case Study on Training Initiatives to Support Clinical Researchers with Electronic Medical Records

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With numerous information systems being necessary to execute a clinical study, what is the best way to train our research workforce? This case study provides an overview of an electronic medical record training conversion from instructor-led to eLearning for clinical researchers at an academic medical center, and further elaborates on training initiatives after onboarding to support competency.

Back to Basics with Research Education

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Managers today want new employees to come in and hit the ground running, but you need to spend time up front with these individuals—whether they are research-naïve newbies or seasoned veterans—to get a return on your investment in them. That means defining a full research training and development program tailored to your site to ensure all employees are appropriately trained.