Clinical Research Coordinator Development Program (CRCDP):

The CRCDP focuses on developing skilled clinical research coordinators through:

Career in Clinical Research Coordination

  • A career in clinical research coordination offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to scientific advancements.
  • Coordinators play a crucial role in supporting clinical trials, ensuring the safety of study participants, and managing accurate data.
  • The Research Coordinator Training Program offers flexible, self-paced online learning combined with hands-on training, designed for those with a minimum of an associate degree or at least 5 years of relevant work experience.
  • Participants can complete the program in as little as three months, giving them the freedom to advance at their own pace while gaining vital skills in clinical research coordination.

Program Highlights:

  • Self-Paced Learning: Complete training modules at your own speed.
  • Core Topics:
    • Regulatory guidelines
    • Ethics and human subject protection
    • Study coordination
    • Effective recruitment and retention of study participants that meet the criteria of different clinical trials
  • Experiential Learning: Practical application of skills with competency checkpoints.
  • Mentorship: One-on-one guidance from experienced clinical research professionals.
  • Ongoing Development: Access to seminars, workshops, and a library of training materials.

For more information e-mail: iscore-rc_rcm@upr.edu

Preceptors:

  • Recruit experienced professionals to serve as preceptors for trainees. Preceptors will be approved by the ISCORE-RC team and site implementation specialists.
  • Minimum requirement of two years of relevant Clinical Research Coordinator Experienced.

Mentoring

  • Engage experienced clinical trials professionals as a mentor for trainees.
  • ISCORE-RC also provides valuable mentorship opportunities for clinical researchers and research coordinators. Our mentorship program connects emerging researchers with experienced professionals who provide guidance, support, and advice throughout the research process. Mentors help foster skills development, troubleshooting, and navigating the complexities of clinical research, ensuring that individuals and institutions can thrive in the clinical research environment.
  • By promoting mentorship, ISCORE-RC builds a community of clinical researchers who share knowledge and experience, ultimately leading to better clinical trials and more successful research outcomes.
  • The mentor and mentees are expected to meet monthly and provide feedback quarterly.

Clinical Trials Service Core (CTSC)

The CTSC provides several resources to support your site:

Customized RSS Feeds:

  • Receive tailored data from clinicaltrials.gov. Investigators are expected to report any new clinical trials initiated from these data pulls.

TriNetX Platform:

  • The Alliance will provide TriNetX, a research technology platform that offers access to an anonymized database of over 120 million patients and an analytics platform. Access will be reached through the BiBEC core of the Alliance. Institutions using TriNetX that receive sponsored trial opportunities are required to report usage of metrics.

Consortium Networking:

  • Participate in virtual and in-person networking events organized by ISCORE-RC to optimize clinical study opportunities. Investigators should respond promptly to opportunities and track study data.

 

Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

  • The SOPs are created to describe the process, documentation, reporting requirements and preparation, responsibilities, and maintenance of records of clinical trials, among others.
  • Below you will find a few Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) with the aim of achieving good clinical practice (GCP) in clinical research.

SOPs | ISCORE-RC

  • Reference on how to create SOPs:

Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in Clinical Trials | Credevo Articles