Clinical Research
Enhancing Diversity in Clinical Trials: Canada’s Promise
Mar 11, 2024 by Munaza JamilACRP authored a blog on March 4, 2024 about Enhancing Diversity in Clinical Trials: Canada's Promise. Munaza Jamil is a faculty instructor at McMaster University Continuing Education, a COAPCR institutional member.
ACRP Clinical Research Leadership Scholarship
Oct 19, 2022 by Admin a:2:{s:7:"content";s:2221:"ACPR is delighted to share with COAPCR members that as part of their commitment to clinical research workforce development, ACRP has launched a new scholarship program to support clinical researchers on their pathway toward a master’s degree in clinical research. ACPR is now accepting applications for the newly founded ACRP Clinical Research Leadership Scholarship.
ACRP is writing to ask for help from academic programs with a master's degree to distribute this information for making students aware of the opportunity. You can learn more about the details here. Briefly, the scholarship provides a total of three students enrolled in a clinical research master’s degree program with complimentary attendance at ACRP’s 2023 annual conference, April 28-May 1. These scholarships are estimated at a $2,500 value each. Letters of reference can be sent directly to Kara Bastarache at ACRP. The deadline for application is January 5, 2023.
Thank you for your support of ACRP, our mission to ensure excellence in clinical research, and our collective and collaborative efforts to build a diverse, research-ready workforce.
Kara Bastarache, CAE (she/her/hers)
Senior Manager of Educational Programs
Association of Clinical Research Professionals
(703) 253-6266
610 Madison Street | Ste 101 - #613
Alexandria, VA 22314
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Sep 15, 2018 by JoAnn Pfeiffer a:1:{s:7:"content";s:2853:"First Academic Program in Clinical Research Accredited
At its board meeting in September 2018, the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) voted unanimously to fully accredit the Arizona State University (ASU) Clinical Research Management Programs. This is a major step forward in the recognition of Clinical Research as an academic discipline. CAAHEP is the largest programmatic accreditor in the health sciences field and is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation in the US and internationally. ASU provided, in a self-study report followed by a site visit, documentation that its Master’s level programs in Clinical Research Management, Clinical Research Management with Regulatory Science Concentration, and its Certificate Program in Clinical Research Management had met all of the standards required by the Committee on Accreditation of Academic Programs in Clinical Research (CAAPCR). The curriculum component of the accreditation standards is based upon the Harmonized Core Competency Framework from the Joint Task Force for Clinical Trial Competency. CAAPCR is sponsored by the Consortium of Academic Programs in Clinical Research and there are currently 7 additional academic programs in clinical research that have requested accreditation reviews. For further information on the accreditation process and CAAPCR, please review the CAAPCR website or contact Stephen Sonstein, PhD; Chair, Committee on Accreditation of Academic Programs in Clinical Research at caapcr@gmail.com.
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May 15, 2017 by JoAnn Pfeiffer
Committee on Accreditation of Academic Programs in Clinical Research (CAAPCR) now has an information page available on the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) website. Information on CAAPCR including governance and accreditation is available.
New Standards for Accreditation Advance Professionalization of Clinical Research
Feb 7, 2017 by JoAnn Pfeiffer a:1:{s:7:"content";s:886:"New Standards for Accreditation Advance Professionalization of Clinical Research (Michael Causey, ACRP Blog, February 7, 2017)
Update on the work of CoAPCR member Stephen Sonstein's work on accredidation for academic programs in clinical research. According to the ACRP blog post: "Clinical research is taking another step toward professionalization with the anticipated approval of new “Standards and Guidelines for the Accreditation of Academic Programs in Clinical Research” by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), says Stephen A. Sonstein, PhD, professor and director of clinical research administration at Eastern Michigan University."
";}Survey Highlights Growing CRA Workforce Shortage
Dec 13, 2016 by JoAnn Pfeiffer a:1:{s:7:"content";s:629:"Survey Highlights Growing CRA Workforce Shortage (Michael Causey, ACRP Blog, December 13, 2016)
"Turnover rates in the clinical trial workforce continue to eclipse the 25% mark despite an average 7% salary spike, according to the 18th annual CRO Industry Global Compensation and Turnover Survey, conducted by HR+Survey Solutions, LLC. “I’m not surprised by these numbers,” says ACRP Workforce Innovation Officer Terri Hinkley, RN, BScN, MBA, CCRC, FACRP."
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Nov 28, 2016 by JoAnn Pfeiffer a:1:{s:7:"content";s:885:"ACRP to Release First Ever Harmonized Core Competency Framework for Clinical Trial Monitors (ACRP Press Releases, November 28, 2016)
The Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) today announces plans to release a harmonized Core Competency Framework for Clinical Research Associates (CRAs) in December that for the first time ever will define the core competencies required of clinical trial monitors/CRAs within the eight core competence domains for clinical research professionals, as defined by the Joint Task Force for Clinical Trial Competence (Learn More about the JTF).
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