Training Courses for Clinical Research Professionals

Looking to develop your career as a clinical research professional? The CTSI offers several training courses through UF’s MyTraining platform. Log into MyTraining using your GatorLink and search for the course name to register.

Roles of Clinical Research Coordinators

This course covers the basics of clinical research, maintaining documentation, data collection, recruitment and retention, adverse events, processing and handling samples, protocol-specific patient activities, budgeting and billing, monitoring and auditing, and closing a study. Target Audience: This course is designed for UF Clinical Research Coordinators/Professionals involved in the conduct of clinical research at the University of Florida who meet the following requirements: Employed by University of Florida for a minimum of 6 months. Completed Institutional mandated training with entry/local training based in institutional level details (HIPAA, IRB, etc.) for Human Subjects Researcho Focused on developing skill level for mastery of competencies and career development. Works with human subjects in biomedical, social/behavioral, or education research. No specific job title required, but preference to Clinical Research Coordinator positions. Prerequisites: None. Duration: This course will require approximately 90 minutes to complete. Grading: At the end of the course, completion of a Final Assessment is required. To successfully complete the course, you must achieve a score of 80/100 points (80%) or higher.After completing this training, your training transcript will be updated immediately.
Activity Type Versional
Activity Code UF_CTS805v_OLT

CTSI Managing Responsibilities as a Clinical Research Professional

This course covers the basics of clinical research, maintaining documentation, data collection, recruitment and retention, adverse events, processing and handling samples, protocol-specific patient activities, budgeting and billing, monitoring and auditing, and closing a study. Target Audience: This course is designed for new and novice Clinical Research Coordinators at the University of Florida. Grading: At the end of the course, completion of a Final Assessment is required. To successfully complete the course, you must achieve a score of 80/100 points (80%) or higher. After completing this training, your training transcript will be updated immediately and a Certificate of Completion is awarded by the CTSI.

CTSI Informed Consent Training

There are two courses with this title; the first, the prerequisite, is online, and the second is instructor-led.

CTSI Informed Consent Training (Activity CodeUF_CTS800_OLT )

Obtaining informed consent from each potential subject is required by law before a person may participate in a clinical study. This training is intended to give research team members certain skills when designing, constructing, and obtaining an informed consent.Target Audience: This training is recommended for Principal Investigators, Study Investigators, and study team members responsible for informed consent. Prerequisites: None. Duration: This training will require approximately 45 minutes to complete. Grading: At the end of this training, completion of a final assessment is required. To successfully complete this training, you must achieve a score of 70% (70/100 points) or higher. After completing this training, your training transcript will be updated immediately.
Activity Type Online Course
Duration 45 Minutes
Activity Code UF_CTS800_OLT

CTSI Informed Consent Training (Activity CodeUF_CTS802_ILT)

Obtaining informed consent from each potential subject is required by law before a person may participate in a clinical study. This training is intended to give research team members certain skills when designing, constructing, and obtaining an informed consent. Role playing will be used. It is recommended that volunteers submit Protocols and Consents for usage during role play.Target Audience: This training is recommended for Principal Investigators, Study Investigators, and study team members responsible for informed consent. Prerequisites: CTS800, CTSI Informed Consent Training – 60 minutes. Duration: This training will require approximately 120 minutes to complete. Grading: There will be no grading at this time.
Activity TypeCourse: Instructor-Led
Activity CodeUF_CTS802_ILT

PI Responsibility Inf. Consent

It is the responsibility of the Principal Investigator (PI) to ensure that all aspects of a clinical trial are carried out in a safe and ethical manner, while maintaining compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. A cornerstone of these activities is the informed consent process. This training reviews the process for teaching, training, and supervising those who will be responsible for obtaining informed consent. Target Audience: This training is recommended for Principal Investigators, Study Investigators, and study team members responsible for informed consent and for those training others in obtaining informed consent.Prerequisites: CTS800 CTSI Informed Consent Training. Duration: This training will require approximately 90 minutes to complete.Grading: At the end of this training, completion of a final assessment is required. To successfully complete this training, you must achieve a score of 70% (70/100 points) or higher.After completing this training, your training transcript will be updated immediately.
Activity Type Online Course
Activity Code UF_CTS801_OLT

Good Clinical Documentation for Research

The purpose of this online course is to review clinical documentation for research. OBJECTIVES: Identify the purpose of source documentation Compare source documents from CRFs (Case Report Forms) Describe principles of good clinical documentation for research Identify requirements for good documentation practices in research
Activity Type Curriculum
Activity Code UFHS_NSG_GoodClinDoc_OLT

Good Clinical Practice for Social Behavioral Research

Target Audience: This course is designed for principal investigators, research study coordinators, and other staff involved in social and behavioral research at UF. Prerequisites: None. Duration: This course will require approximately 2 hours, 15 minutes to complete.Technology: This course contains multimedia elements. Please make sure you are using a computer with audio capabilities and that your volume is set at an appropriate level. Grading: At the end of each module, a short assessment must be completed with a score of 100%.After completing this training, your training transcript will be updated immediately.
Activity TypeCurriculum
Activity CodeUF_GCP100_OLT