Resources for clinical staff members
Clinical research staff are part of the lifeblood of Northwestern's research enterprise. These resources are meant to support your current career objectives while also fostering growth.
Research Excellence, Ethics, and Good Clinical Practices
- EthicsPoint
- Feinberg School of Medicine Office for Regulatory Affairs
- Northwestern University Office for Research Integrity
- Feinberg School of Medicine's Human Research Quality Assurance Policy
- NU/Feinberg School of Medicine’s Conflict of Interest Policies
- Other Feinberg policies
- Office for Research
- Study Tracker (must be connected to VPN)
- IRB Policies, including no “cold-calling" for recruitment
- NU IRB Regulatory Agencies
- Regulations Relating to Good Clinical Practice and Clinical Trials
Career Advancement: Continuing Education & Professional Development
Ongoing professional development resources are available through myHR Learn and are available to access at any time, on campus or remotely. Access this file for information on how to access myHR Learn.
- Trainings to Consider:
- Human Subjects Protections Module – myHR Learn ID: 00004520
- Research with Genetic Material – myHR Learn ID: 00004522
- Financial Conflict of Interest – myHR Learn ID: 00004460
- Research Misconduct – myHR Learn ID: 00002480
- Unconscious Bias – myHR Learn ID: 208938030
- Research design and Analysis Methods Program (RAMP) modules:
- Data Along the Research Path – myHR Learn ID: NUCATS –RAMP-101
- The Mysterious Math of Medical Research – myHR Learn ID: NUCATS –RAMP-102
- Patient Reported Outcomes — Measuring Subjective Experience – myHR Learn ID: NUCATS –RAMP-103
- Day-to-Day Statistical Issues in Clinical Trials – myHR Learn ID: NUCATS –RAMP-104
- Continuing Education at Northwestern University
- Northwestern University Tuition Benefit
- Master's of Science in Regulatory Compliance (MSRC) Program
- Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
- Conferences and Professional Organizations
- Enhancing Quality in the Translational Research (EQuaTR) Workforce Conference
- Northwestern University Advisory Council for Clinical Research (ACCR)
- Associate for Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) training
- ACRP Chicago Chapter provides educational events with continuing education (CE) credits
- Society of Clinical Research Associates (SOCRA)
- Institutional Diversity & Inclusion
On-the-ground Study Support
The below resource links may be helpful to you in your day-to-day workflow and provide a wealth of other information and resources.- Office of Research Safety
- IRB Recruitment Materials and Guideline
- Standard Operating Procedures with the IRB
- NUCATS Institute
- Study Tracker & Study Budget
- CCR service lines
- Clinical Research Unit
- NMH (adult)
- Lurie Children’s (pediatrics)
- PathCore
- Investigational Pharmacy
- Clinical Research Unit
- Regulatory Toolkit
- Recruitment Toolkit
- The New Normal health research recruitment portal
- EDW and/or i2b2 data queries (helpful for recruitment and feasibility questionnaires)
- REDCap
- Trial Innovation Network (TIN)
- ClinicalTrials.Gov Resources
