Which is why clinical research is a great career for bright and talented science graduates — particularly those who have a degree in science, bio-medicine, nursing or pharmacy. At Gratisol Labs, we invest time and effort into making sure that anybody who goes into clinical research is supported and has the chance to develop throughout their career. Your email address will not be published.
Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. All Rights Reserved. No Comments Gratisol Labs February 1, If you have time, take a workshop or attend a conference session on topics in which you need to become more familiar. Any professional development courses that cover clinical research topics will add to your knowledge base and therefore will help you prepare for the exam.
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Participation in these courses may help you learn or review topics covered on the exam, but you should not expect them to directly cover exam content. It can be helpful to be reminded of some key strategies for how to approach a multiple-choice exam:. Upon completion of your computer based examination, you will receive your test results via email.
The passing score is set by a panel of subject matter experts representative of the professional. These experts review each test question, evaluate the difficulty of the questions, and make a judgement as to how a candidate with basic proficiency would perform on the question.
The judgements are analyzed statistically to determine the passing score. The passing scaled score for the exam is A candidate scoring below has not been successful on the exam and cannot be certified. The exam is not scored on a curve and there is no predetermined number of candidates permitted to pass. ACRP Certification is the premier mark of excellence in the clinical research field. View the benefits of certification to see what it can do for you and your organization.
Browse our index of important resources, including Certification forms, web pages, references, policies, and other helpful materials for earning your ACRP Certification.
Apply by March 31, to earn your certification online, on-demand from February 15 to April 15, Understanding Clinical Trial Protocols. Building Quality Management Systems. Site Quality Management Tools. View More Free Courses. Connect with your peers, discuss issues you face day to day, and access helpful resources through this exclusive ACRP Member Benefit.
Get to know other professionals in your area and contribute to developing an active, vibrant local clinical research community by joining a local ACRP Chapter. ACRP Certified professionals say their achievement results in increased job responsibility, more employment and advancement opportunities, and recognition—including promotions, bonuses, and salary increases.
Interested in a career in clinical research? Explore career options, resources, and more to help you find your first opportunity in clinical research. Read December Issue View Archives. Watch It Now. ACRP will bring the clinical researcher together — face to face — April 22 — 25, in Orlando.
Focus on your core business and take advantage of our standardized, competence-based training solutions for organizations. Supporting everything from study design to patient behavior, recruitability, retention initiatives, and more. This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.
Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings. If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again. Skip to content. Take Your Exam from Home. Exam Content The exam content is based on current practice in clinical research and was determined by an international job analysis. Exam Abbreviation List The Abbreviations List provides the full wording for abbreviations used on the exam.
How Are Exams Developed? Delivery The exams are administered at computer terminals at secure testing centers or online via remote proctoring. Language The Exam is provided in English. CRA Certification Eligibility Requirements In order to be deemed eligible for the CRA Certification exam, applicants must attest to having earned 3, hours of professional experience performing the knowledge and tasks located in the six content areas of the CRA Detailed Content Outline.
Substitution for Work Experience Requirements Applicants may utilize one option below as a valid substitute for hours of work experience. Clinical Research Education Programs Option 2 ACRP considers applicants who have completed a clinical research degree program that is accredited by the Council for Higher Education to have achieved a valid substitute for 1, hours of professional experience performing the CRA essential duties.
Eligibility Review Process The eligibility review process includes determining completeness of the application and determining whether or not the applicant meets the eligibility criteria for the exam. Application Tips When to Apply After determining that you meet the eligibility requirements, you must submit together the application, supporting documents, and full payment for a complete application.
There are two situations in which candidates may take advantage of this: If a candidate is determined ineligible for the current exam window, but will have met the eligibility requirements by the next exam window; or If an eligible candidate withdraws from taking the original exam for any reason up to five [5] days before a scheduled exam appointment.
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Make Your Appointment Select location, date, and time 3. Keep Your Appointment Confirmation Review and print your confirmation. Rescheduling or Canceling Your Appointment Rescheduling or cancelling your exam appointment test center location, date, or time is permitted by Prometric up to five 5 days before your scheduled appointment. The following situations will be considered with documentation: Emergency room visit or hospitalization Severe medical condition requiring hospitalization Death of an immediate family member e.
Testing Requirements There are strict requirements for arrival, identification, available resources, exam security, and behavior during the exam. Become familiar with the following before you go: Appointment Confirmation: Bring a copy. It contains the address and phone number of the testing center.
Proper Identification: To access a secure testing center you, must present proper identification. Also, name changes due to marriage, for example are common, but can prevent a candidate access to the exam if not properly presented.
Improper Identification is the most common reason our candidates are denied to the exam. Expected Arrival Time: If the candidate is late by 15 minutes or more, the test center will deny a candidate access. Security Screening: The test center is serious about security. Getting Help during the Exam: Know what you can do to get help when an issue arises.
Preparing for Your Exam Steps to Prepare for the Exam The best preparation for ACRP Certification exams is understanding the knowledge requirements of your role and their application to clinical research. Begin to prepare using the following steps: Step 1: Assess your own professional experience.
A major chunk of the ACRAC certification centers around equipping the CRA for day-to-day responsibilities, such as different types of site visits — preliminary Site Qualification , preparatory Site Initiation and progress monitoring visits Routine Monitoring. A vital component of the training program involves empowering students to tackle challenging situations.
For a CRA, these include identifying protocol deviations and violations, and recognizing as well as reporting research fraud and ethical misconduct. In addition to its comprehensive coverage, the ACRAC certification offers the great advantage of including Apart from a well-rounded training program, what are some other strategies that you can use to gain an edge?
How can you stand out, and make recruiters take notice? Every single CRA we spoke to strongly believed in the spirit of volunteering, doing free work. One senior CRA summed it up in these words,. And they remember that… remember you… when the right opportunity comes along.
The third recommendation, not surprisingly, was to keep going, and not give up. Being offered a CRA position on your first or second or tenth! Make use of your network, and the free resources on the internet to look up clinical research openings. Tip: An excellent, free resource that provides an extensive list of all clinical research trials being run in the USA can be found at clinicaltrials. Lastly, our veteran CRAs highlighted the enormous advantage of demonstrating your adaptability and get-go.
Several CRAs shared how they started out by being useful at clinical sites — helping source human participants patients , doing paperwork, assisting existing CRCs Clinical Research Coordinators in running trials… in short, doing anything and everything they could to show the clinical team that they were serious.
Well, get ready to receive a further confidence boost: Becoming a CRA is only the first step in a long and highly rewarding career. Many CRAs who choose to continue in the field assume Senior CRA positions in less than five years after starting out although some move on to other corporate or research careers. Some go on to lead CRA teams across multiple sites, and even to take up senior corporate positions, heading the entire clinical research division of the organization.
For a clearer picture, take a look at the helpful career graph after the next section. Dixon JR. The international conference on harmonization good clinical practice guideline. Quality Assurance. DOI: Data management in clinical trials.
Principles and practice of clinical research. San Diego: Academic Press. ISBN Demo Course. View fullsize. In all of the above cases, a CRA is responsible for most or all of the following: Choosing and setting up sites clinics, hospitals for clinical trials Developing and documenting clinical research protocols Creating tools such as forms and surveys for data collection Training doctors, nurses and other staff to follow the protocol Monitoring ongoing research to ensure compliance, including: Ethical treatment of human participants Participant data security and confidentiality Data collection and documentation accuracy Regulation of drugs storage, dispensing, destruction as needed Coordinating across multiple research sites Communicating research and policy updates through presentations, reports and articles.
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