All classes will be available through Zoom only at this time unless otherwise specified.
Certified Research Specialist Required Courses
2025 Classes
General Research Ethics Part 1
Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Time: 9:00 am – 11:00 am
General Research Ethics Part 2
Date: Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Time: 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Export Controls/International Compliance and Foreign Influence
Date: Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Time: 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Protocol Deviations
Date: Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Time: 9:00 am – 10:00 am
Developing a Research Protocol
Date: Thursday, April 17, 2025
Time: 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Reportable New Information and the IRB
Date: Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Time: 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Writing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
Date: April 23, 2025
Time: 10:00am – 11:00am
Research Billing
Date: Thursday, May 1, 2025
Time: 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Certified Research Specialist Electives
2025 Classes TBA
Adverse Events: Use of the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) and Documentation Best Practices
Date: Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Time: 10:00 am – 11:00am
Animal Research
Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Time: 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Medical Misinformation in the Media and the Challenges It Causes in Patient Treatment and Clinical Trials
Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Time: 10:00 am – 11:00 am
ClinicalTrials.gov
Date: Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Time: 10:00 am – 11:00 am
GCP Principles of Priority in an Age of Rapidly Emerging Technology
Date: Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Time: 10:00 am – 11:00 am
For information on any of these classes, contact Kelly Fountain at kfountain@uams.edu