Clinical Trial Foundations

The Clinical Trial Foundations course is a part-time 8-week course that gives you the foundational & practical knowledge & training needed to understand the world of Clinical Trials as a career path. In this accelerated course taught by industry practitioners working in the field, you will learn the fundamentals of how clinical trials are designed, ethical principles in studies, informed consent standards, developing the investigational product for new drugs & medical therapies, regulatory affairs & the FDA, Institutional Review Boards (IRBs), Good Clinical Practices, and more. Our interactive approach is ideal for rehearsing the common interactions among drug company sponsors, principal investigators, regulatory bodies, study coordinators, monitors and contract research organizations. Upon finishing our program, you will be ready to advance to learn the operations behind managing clinical trials as a Clinical Research Coordinator or Clinical Research Associate in our Managing Clinical Trials course, or depending on your background, help administer clinical trials yourself.