Information session – Clinical Research Professional Certification Program

Have you ever considered achieving professional certification from the Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP), Society of Clinical Research Associates (SoCRA) or the Society of Quality Assurance (SQA)? Join us for an information session this June to learn more about how we can help you with this important step in your career.

To date, Clinical Trials BC has supported over 120 professionals in BC to get certified via our Clinical Research Professional (CRP) Certification Program. This program provides BC-based researchers financial and resource support to prepare for the certification exam.

The information session will feature presentations on exam content, benefits of being internationally certified, exam fee reimbursements and exam preparation materials. Our program facilitators will also help answer questions and share helpful tips to support your journey towards professional designation.

Don’t miss this opportunity to advance further on your career path. Register to attend.

Learning objectives:

After the session, the audience will: 

• understand the different types of certifications and exams, and how to prepare for them
• learn about the resources for exam preparation and exam fee reimbursement offered by Clinical Trials BC
• receive an overview on ClassMarker, a platform for practice tests and how to navigate the e-community of practice

Speakers

Jean Smart
Regulatory Affairs & Quality Officer, Clinical Trials BC

Tatiana Kawakami
Senior Manager, Clinical Trials BC

Alicia Murdoch
Partnership Engagement Coordinator, CANTRAIN

Alicia is a Certified Clinical Research Professional (ACRP-CP) with over 15 years of clinical research experience. She has worked as a research coordinator, an ethics and regulatory coordinator, and research ethics board (REB) review manager. Those positions have given her experience and a broad knowledge of clinical trials research processes. She recently joined CANTRAIN, one of the Clinical Trial Training Platforms funded by CIHR, as Partnership Engagement Coordinator based in BC, engaging and supporting research clinicians, trialists and fellow Clinical Research Professionals to build capacity for clinical trials research in BC and all over Canada.

Jessica Nelson
Program Manager, Genome Sciences Centre