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The wisdom of generations before ours says that “a rising tide lifts all boats,” to which modern clinical research veterans might add, “building a sense of community among scattered clinical trial sites can help to keep all of the stakeholders in medical research afloat in trying times.” 

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.

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. 

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Just when it seemed as if decentralized clinical trials (DCTs) were in danger of becoming “yesterday’s news” in light of all the attention being paid lately to applications of artificial intelligence in the clinical research enterprise, the tables have turned, if perhaps only briefly, thanks to the release of finalized new U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory guidance on DCTs.