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What does my ACRP certification mean to me? I was initially certified in 2005 and I was one of the few growing professionals in Clinical Research in India aspiring for obtaining ACRP CCRA certification. Different aspects of the ACRP CCRA exam probed the depth of my knowledge, experience and expertise gained by working for a leading CRO - juggling between different tasks from a client management perspective, overseeing the deliverables especially when most clients ask for information “yesterday”, attending bid-defence meetings and sharing facts on how the pitfalls in managing sites effectively never losing sight of the study objectives but still keeping my foot firm when it came to never compromising on quality helped me in my growing years. Interacting with peers in the industry who have been certified in the recent times and also getting recertified every two years is a good way to ensure that we need to enhance our “learning curve” and to show the way or to demonstrate to team members that no problem is insurmountable if one has the will and wherewithal to succeed!!
It is very well-known fact that attaining ACRP certification is the gold standard of clinical research expertise. The credentialing process of certification is based on qualifying the description of expertise or higher knowledge given to someone who gains education or experiences in clinical research. ACRP certification is highly respected and is acknowledged similar to PMP certification, and I feel privileged to be a part of such a large global community.
Passing the certification exam in subsequent years was important as I needed to test if I still had it in me to compete with experienced peers across different organisations in India hence there has been anxiety to successfully pass the test. True to my Piscean trait and walking the perfectionist path I had to ensure that one methodically applied one’s learnings, mulled over tricky situations and always shared updates with relevant stakeholders as maintaining confidentiality, protection of patient’s safety and adherence to all applicable regulatory guidelines.
Maintaining my CCRA certification successfully till now has lent me the poise I need to help other budding clinical researchers focus on a career with clinical research. As I am currently working as an independent consultant for Pharma and Biotech companies, my certification has empowered me to view different angles to the problems posed by sponsor companies, predicting future outcomes and also planning for better risk mitigation. It has also lent me confidence to communicate with satisfaction about past successes of my team members in navigating through difficult situations such as discussing change orders with difficult sponsors, managing frequent staff transition at high recruiting sites, preparing for FDA inspections and other situations. I am sincerely thankful to ACRP for enabling me with a training certification that gives me confidence and the resilience to reinforce my beliefs that I will always stand by facts, ethics and use my judgement wisely to accomplish the clinical research objectives with quality, timeliness to discharge my responsibilities efficiently and effectively.
It is very well-known fact that attaining ACRP certification is the gold standard of clinical research expertise. The credentialing process of certification is based on qualifying the description of expertise or higher knowledge given to someone who gains education or experiences in clinical research. ACRP certification is highly respected and is acknowledged similar to PMP certification, and I feel privileged to be a part of such a large global community.
Passing the certification exam in subsequent years was important as I needed to test if I still had it in me to compete with experienced peers across different organisations in India hence there has been anxiety to successfully pass the test. True to my Piscean trait and walking the perfectionist path I had to ensure that one methodically applied one’s learnings, mulled over tricky situations and always shared updates with relevant stakeholders as maintaining confidentiality, protection of patient’s safety and adherence to all applicable regulatory guidelines.
Maintaining my CCRA certification successfully till now has lent me the poise I need to help other budding clinical researchers focus on a career with clinical research. As I am currently working as an independent consultant for Pharma and Biotech companies, my certification has empowered me to view different angles to the problems posed by sponsor companies, predicting future outcomes and also planning for better risk mitigation. It has also lent me confidence to communicate with satisfaction about past successes of my team members in navigating through difficult situations such as discussing change orders with difficult sponsors, managing frequent staff transition at high recruiting sites, preparing for FDA inspections and other situations. I am sincerely thankful to ACRP for enabling me with a training certification that gives me confidence and the resilience to reinforce my beliefs that I will always stand by facts, ethics and use my judgement wisely to accomplish the clinical research objectives with quality, timeliness to discharge my responsibilities efficiently and effectively.
