All classes will be available through Zoom only at this time unless otherwise specified.
Certified Research Specialist Required Courses
2025 Fall Classes
Essentials
Date: Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Time: 8:00 am – 1:45 pm
Location: Zoom only
Responsible Conduct of Research
Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Time: 10:00 – 11:00
Location: Zoom only
General Research Ethics, Part 1
Date: Thursday, August 28, 2025
Time: 9:00 – 11:00
Location: Zoom only
General Research Ethics, Part 2
Date: Thursday, September 4, 2025
Time: 9:00 – 11:00
Location: Zoom only
Protocol Deviations
Date: Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Time: 10:00 – 11:00
Location: Zoom only
Reportable New Information and the IRB
Date: Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Time: 9:00 – 10:00
Location: Zoom only
Developing a Research Protocol
Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Time: 10:30 – 12:00
Location: Zoom only
Writing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Time: 10:00 – 11:00
Location: Zoom only
Research Billing
Date: Thursday, November 6, 2025
Time: 1:30 – 2:30
Location: Zoom only
Certified Research Specialist Electives
2025 Fall Classes
CRS/Advanced CRS Information Session
Date: Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Time: 9:30 am – 10:00 am
Location: Zoom only
Research Approaches for Studying Addiction
Date: Monday, September 22, 2025
Time: 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Location: Zoom only
Pregnant Women in Research
Date: Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Time: 9:30 – 10:30
Location: Zoom only
SoCRA: FDAAA 801 and Final Rule (42 CFR Part 11) ClinicalTrials.gov
Date: Monday, October 27, 2025
Time: 12:00 – 1:00
Location: Zoom only
SoCRA: Beyond DCTs: The Future of Modernization in Clinical Trials
Date: Monday, November 3, 2025
Time: 1:00 – 2:00
Location: Zoom only
SoCRA: Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning in Medical Device Studies
Date: Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Time: 10:00 – 11:00
Location: Zoom only
For information on any of these classes, contact Kelly Fountain at kfountain@uams.edu