Discovering Diversity: Why Puerto Rico Stands Out for Clinical Trials

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Puerto Rico’s unique blend of cultures provides fertile ground for understanding how different populations respond to medical interventions. By conducting clinical trials in this environment, researchers gain access to a more nuanced understanding of how cultural factors may impact treatment outcomes. This cultural diversity extends beyond ethnicity, encompassing language, traditions, and healthcare beliefs, enriching the data and insights generated from clinical studies.

In Case You Missed it, You Haven’t Missed (Most of) it Yet…

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What you probably haven’t missed, if you’ve been paying any attention at all to the ACRP website, publications, e-mails, and social feeds lately, is the fact that the ACRP 2024 gathering in Anaheim, Calif., is racing your way with all the speed of a learning, networking, and resource-gathering juggernaut. Here are a few sessions you may not have heard about yet that will be happening at the conference, plus some recent announcements you might have missed in all the excitement.

Getting in the Game as a First-Time ACRP Conference Attendee

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Are you hoping to make the most out of attending your first ACRP conference in Anaheim in early May but feeling a little anxious about the “sit down next to someone you don’t know and introduce yourself” ritual of such big gatherings? Take heart—if you drum up some courage and listen to the wisdom of those who have gone before you, you will find yourself looking back on your time at ACRP 2024 with the pride of accomplishment that comes from putting your best foot forward, getting in the game, and making great professional strides in your clinical research career. 

Simulated Informed Consent Training Can Lead to Real-World Improvements

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Clinical research trainers will tell you that not every trainee will flourish under the same kind of instruction—some excel in face-to-face classroom settings, some blossom with online courses, and guided reading or some combination of these with other learning methods will hit the spot in other cases. However, when it comes to learning how to effectively conduct the sensitive and mandatory process of informed consent with clinical trial volunteers, simulated consenting holds many advantages for trainees who are new to the concept.

Global Clinical Scholars Research Training

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Clinical researchers today need strong grant-writing skills to get their high-impact research projects approved and funded. Yet effective writing techniques typically aren’t taught in medical school, leaving many researchers struggling to create opportunities to further their work. That’s why the Harvard Medical School Postgraduate Medical Education’s Global Clinical Scholars Research Training program fills in the gaps to strengthen participants’ skills in this area and equip them with a valuable competitive edge to move the field forward.