Clinical research, a medical
science branch, determines the safety and effectiveness of devices,
medications, diagnostic products and treatment regimens intended for
the human usage. It can be used for the treatment, prevention,
diagnosis or providing relief of the symptoms in a disease. The
clinical research program brings various job opportunities for the
students such as clinical writer, medical monitor, clinical research
associate, business development manager, clinical trial manager,
protocol manager etc. This is a multinational, multibillion,
multidisciplinary industry. So after doing this course from the
reputed institute, an individual can easily build his career in this
field.
A person, who is responsible to monitor
clinical trials, is called clinical research associate. He can
work as a freelancer through a contract with a research organization
or can contract with a sponsor company which handles clinical trials.
As a clinical research associate, one can involve in liaising
with doctors and consultants about conducting trials, in monitoring
the trial, collecting suitable data and confirming its accuracy,
writing reports on the results, finding a suitable study centre i.e.
either hospital or health center and much more. Many companies
involve CRAs in the whole process from discussing the initial idea to
undertaking analysis and writing reports. The people, who want to
make their careers as Clinical Research Associate, should have
excellent written and oral communication skills. They should also
able to work well in a team. Apart from this, they should also have
commercial awareness, confident in work, understand the importance of
good clinical practice, well organized and much more.
The main responsibility of CRA is to
supervise the entire process of clinical trials, initiated and
conducted by the physicians at clinics, hospitals, offices of
physicians and other medical establishments. He usually gets
employment in various companies such as medical research
organizations, medical related field etc. An individual, who wishes
to make his career in this field, should do clinical research
program to do good practical, decisional and communicational
skills in the process. Sharda Group of Institutions (SGI) also
provides PG diploma in clinical research and Msc. in
clinical research programs at its campus. This institute has a
central library with lots of books, distinct and highly qualified
faculty, well equipped lecture halls and labs and much more.