Clinical trials certificate program focuses on high-profile field Making an impact in clinical research By Nora Zelluk
“Clinical research is a field for individuals who have a passion for The clinical research field has taken leaving their footprint in research center stage during the coronavirus as well as seeing the impact their pandemic, with daily news coverefforts make to humankind,” added age of infectious disease research —Michele Welch Welch, a clinical research profesand vaccine development. sional with over 20 years’ experiUD’s long-running Clinical Trials Management Certificate—now in ence in global pharmaceutical drug development. its 15th year—has seen dramatically increased enrollment in this UD certificate program online certificate program focused on the key competencies involved in the new product development process. UD’s Clinical Trials Management Certificate program is aimed at healthcare professionals who want to learn more about the “Media attention made clinical trials a household word, motivating clinical research and new product development process in today’s many professionals looking for new avenues to use their skills,” environment, which includes device, biologicals and drug research. said Michele Welch, program director and lead faculty for UD’s The curriculum aligns with the Association of Clinical Research program. Professionals certification exam. With start dates in February, “‘I want something new,’ and ‘I want to contribute more, in a May and September, this online 14-week program covers the different way’ is what I’m hearing from recent and current students logistics of site management, including startup, maintenance, and enrolled in our program,” added Welch. closeout, with the corresponding collection and management of Previously offered twice yearly, an annual third cohort of this data, as well as regulatory, privacy and compliance issues. program has been added since the start of the pandemic. UD students and UD alumni are eligible Career opportunities in the clinical research field are many and for a discount when enrolling in this varied, with employment settings ranging from pharmaceutical program. Discounts are also available and biotechnology, to medical device companies, contract for military personnel and veterans, research organizations, hospitals, educational institutions, indeand groups of two or more individuals pendent contractors and more. from one business or organization. For more information including a Many professionals with a strong science- or healthcare-related detailed curriculum, or to register, background—such as nurses, pharmacists, medical technologists, visit pcs.udel.edu/clinical-trials or physicians and more—are well-positioned to join the clinical write to continuing-ed@udel.edu. research field.
“Clinical research is a field for individuals who have a passion for seeing the impact their efforts make to humankind.”
