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Human Subject Research Coordinator Training Program

The UR CTSI Human Subject Research Coordinator Training Program can help you launch a career in clinical research. The fully paid six-month program includes an eight-week intensive training period followed by real-world experience supporting clinical trials. After six months of satisfactory employment in the training program, trainees will be eligible to be hired as a Human Subject Research Coordinator I.

Apply for the open positions listed below on the UR Careers site.   Apply Now

Goals

This training program is designed to give people with little to no prior experience the skills they need to become a Human Subject Research Coordinator. This high-demand position is crucial to the conduct of clinical trials. Human Subject Research Coordinators maintain study documentation, assist in recruitment and screening study participants, collect and process study specimens, and make sure all data is collected and properly managed. 

In this program, you will begin with an eight-week intensive training period which includes:

  • Clinical competencies (weight, height, blood pressure, EKGs, etc.)
  • Assisting with clinical trials according to good clinical practices standards

After the eight-week training period, you will gain real-world experience assisting with clinical trials under the direct supervision of an experienced research coordinator. Duties may include:

  • Recruiting participants and explaining study information to participants
  • Collecting, organizing, verifying and entering study data into an electronic data capture system
  • Completing and maintaining electronic case report forms
  • Collecting and processing of study specimens
  • Maintaining study documentation

Contact

For more information, please contact: Jo Anne Van Buskirk, Joanne_VanBuskirk@urmc.rochester.edu, Senior Clinical Research Workforce Program Manager

How to Apply

Please apply for the job postings below on the University career site. The training program is for people with Associate's degrees or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Apply for the following:

  • Job ID# 255013
  • Job ID# 255014

If you have a bachelor's or an advanced degree, you are eligible to apply directly to any Human Subject Research Specialist I position in the system.

Eligibility

Applicants must have an associate degree or an equivalent combination of experience and education as well as excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills, including written communication. Prior experience as a phlebotomist and knowledge of word processing and data analysis software is preferred, but not required.

Cost

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Past Projects

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Current Course

Schedule

Date & Time Session Presenters

9/12/23
4:30-5:30 pm
In person

Initial group meeting with learning cohort 

Laura Sugarwala/John Cullen

9/19/23
3:15-5:15 pm
In person
  1.  CBPR Foundations:Getting Grounded

Sherita Bullock, Healthy Baby Network
Jin Xiao, URMC

9/26/23
4:30-5:30 pm
In person

Group meeting

  • Getting to know each other as people
  • Establishing group norms
  • What skills/abilities do we bring to CBPR partnerships

Laura Sugarwala/John Cullen

10/10/23
3:30-5:30 pm
Virtual

2. Developing a CBPR Partnership: Creating the "Glue" for Relationship Building

Brooke Levandowski, URMC
Tiffany Lloyd, Allyn Foundation

10/17/23
4:30-5:30 pm
In person

Group meeting

  • Building trust within the group
  • Assumptions about the group
  • Learn strategies for collaborative listening and speaking.

Laura Sugarwala/John Cullen

10/24/23
3:30-5:30 pm
TBD

3. CBPR in the Real World: What's a Good Research Question?

Kelly McDermott, URMC

Candace Cabral, RCSD Literacy Task Force

11/1/23
3:30-5:30 pm
Virtual

4a. Grants and Evaluation

Silvia Sörensen, URMC
Gretchen Anthony, Teaching Artists Roc

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