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. 2024 Jan 8:14:1304415.
doi: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1304415. eCollection 2023.

Supporting clinical research professionals through educational innovations

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Supporting clinical research professionals through educational innovations

Diana Lee-Chavarria et al. Front Pharmacol. .

Abstract

Clinical Research Professionals (CRPs) are essential members of the Clinical and Translational Research Workforce. Many academic medical institutions struggle to recruit and retain these vital team members. One strategy to increase job satisfaction and promote the retention of CRPs is through educational initiatives that provide training and professional development. The South Carolina Clinical and Translational Research (SCTR) Institute Workforce Development (WD) team at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) developed several trainings as part of our larger educational portfolio for CRPs. In 2022 WD implemented a digital badge micro-credential for SCTR's Core Clinical Research Training (CCRT) course in collaboration with institution-wide education and technology offices. Beginning in January 2023, individuals were able to earn the CCRT Certified Digital Badge upon successful completion of the CCRT course.

Keywords: clinical research professional; digital badge; micro-credential; professional development; research; training.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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CCRT certified digital badge.
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CCRT attendees—primary role in research.
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CCRT aggregate course evaluation results (A) CCRT provides a good foundation for conducting clinical research at MUSC (B) CCRT was useful to my role in research at MUSC.

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