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Clinical Research Jobs: How to Choose the Right Career Path

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Clinical research is part of a growing industry that provides individuals with rewarding career options and a ladder to climb. Working in the clinical trials industry allows clinical researchers to work with patients and bring new drugs to market. Clinical Research Coordinator.

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‘Other Duties as Assigned’: The Wide-Ranging Role of the CRC Professional

ACRP blog

The authors may not have meant those “opportunities” to involve things like a CRC setting their alarm for 2 a.m.

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Assessing Staff Workload and Maximizing Site Performance

ACRP blog

Assessing the capacity of a clinical research coordinator (CRC) is one of many challenges involved in managing clinical trials—which are heterogeneous and increasingly complex, with rising regulatory burdens and tight budgets. Taking the guesswork out of assigning trials. Author: Jill Dawson.

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Behind the Scenes with a Study Coordinator for a Potential Breakthrough Breast Cancer Vaccine

ACRP blog

In recognition of October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month , ACRP recently went behind the scenes with a clinical research coordinator on the study team for a bold Cleveland Clinic investigation of a vaccine aimed at preventing triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), the most aggressive and lethal form of the disease.

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VirTrial Announces Service for Virtual Site Monitoring Visits to Allow CRA’s Continued Access to Research Sites During COVID-19 Pandemic 

VirTrial

Virtual Pre-Site includes delivery of HD live-streaming glasses that enable an on-site Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) to provide a remote Clinical Research Associate (CRA) access to all aspects of the site virtually simply by walking through the site wearing the glasses.

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ACRP 2023 Speakers Emphasize Impacts of Quality and Diversity on Clinical Trial Sites

ACRP blog

Discussing the modernization of clinical trials in light of the pandemic and even larger, ongoing trends, David Burrow, PharmD, JD, Director, Office of Scientific Investigations, Office of Compliance, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. What is ‘true’ today may not be true tomorrow.

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Workforce and Patient Engagement Issues Capture Attention at ACRP 2024

ACRP blog

Operating in a largely rural area including the Dakotas, where the pandemic “wiped out” much of the clinical research coordinator (CRC) workforce, Sanford Health realized “we’ve got to do something different,” so it developed its own online CRC certificate program to educate and recruit new talent for its sites, according to Black.