CLINICAL RESEARCH · CLINICAL RESEARCH PREREQUISITE AND COREQUISITE COURSES CORE CURRICULUM...
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SCHOOL OF NURSING COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES CLINICAL RESEARCH EMPLOYMENT 80% of students are employed at or before graduation. 95% percent of students are employed within six months of graduation. Most graduates work for pharmaceutical companies, contract research organizations (like PPD, INC Research, IQVIA, Chiltern etc.), clinical research service providers or clinical sites, enrolling clinical trial subjects. CURRICULUM Students typically apply in their sophomore year and start the program in their junior year. After admission, the program requires at least two years to complete. Clinical researchers oversee the development, oversight and management of clinical trials to answer specific questions about new medications, drugs, therapies and devices. They determine the safety and efficacy of these prior to approval for use in the market. This can take a variety of forms in day-to- day activities, from being in a business-like atmosphere where you work behind the scenes to working face-to-face with the study participants. WHAT DO CLINICAL RESEARCHERS DO? Our Mission: e School of Nursing’s goal is to educate nursing and clinical research professionals through excellence in teaching, scholarship, service and community engagement. Emphasis is placed on educating individuals to improve health outcomes and quality of life in diverse populations. DIVERSE FACULTY Faculty expertise includes clinical operations, monitoring, clinical research ethics, project management, pharmacotherapeutics, regulatory affairs, medical writing, biostatistics, drug safety and pharmacoepidemiology. RANKINGS The School of Nursing online programs were ranked number seven in 2018 by U.S. News & World Report. Follow us @UNCWSON Modified: 07/18
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CLINICAL RESEARCH
EMPLOYMENT80% of students are employed at or before graduation. 95% percent of students are employed within six months of graduation. Most graduates work for pharmaceutical companies, contract research organizations (like PPD, INC Research, IQVIA, Chiltern etc.), clinical research service providers or clinical sites, enrolling clinical trial subjects.
CURRICULUMStudents typically apply in their sophomore year and start the program in their junior year. After admission, the program requires at least two years to complete.
Clinical researchers oversee the development, oversight and management of clinical trials to answer specifi c questions about new medications, drugs, therapies and devices. They determine the safety and effi cacy of these prior to approval for use in the market. This can take a variety of forms in day-to-day activities, from being in a business-like atmosphere where you work behind the scenes to working face-to-face with the study participants.
WHAT DO CLINICAL RESEARCHERS DO?
Our Mission: � e School of Nursing’s goal is to educate nursing and clinical research professionals through excellence in teaching, scholarship, service and community
engagement. Emphasis is placed on educating individuals to improve health outcomes and quality of life in diverse populations.
DIVERSE FACULTYFaculty expertise includes clinical operations, monitoring, clinical research ethics, project management, pharmacotherapeutics, regulatory aff airs, medical writing, biostatistics, drug safety and pharmacoepidemiology.
RANKINGSThe School of Nursing online programs were ranked number seven in 2018 by U.S. News & World Report.
Follow us @UNCWSON Modi� ed: 07/18
CLINICAL RESEARCHCORE CURRICULUMPREREQUISITE AND COREQUISITE COURSES
Questions? Contact the Student Success Center at 910.962.3208 or [email protected].
For more information about this � eld, career options, professional opportunities and the UNCW program, go to uncw.edu/chhs/son/academic/clinical-research-bs.html
Course # Course Title
CLR 301 Basics of Clinical Research
CLR 310Clinical Research Writing & Communication
CLR 350Understanding Medical Terminology & Clinical Endpoints
CLR 325 Pharmacotherapeutics
CLR 330 Fundamentals of Product Development
CLR 340Study & Site Management for Clinical Trials
CLR 420 Regulatory Aff airs
CLR 430 Managing & Monitoring Clinical Trials
CLR 450 Data Management
CLR 496 Clinical Research Internship I
CLR 410 Advanced Scientifi c Writing
CLR 440 Bioanalytics
CLR 470 Business of Clinical Research
CLR 497 Clinical Research Internship II
Course # Course Title
BIO 201 Principles of Biology – Cells w/Lab
BIO 240 Human Anatomy & Physiology I w/Lab
BIO 241 Human Anatomy & Physiology II w/Lab
BIO 246 Microbiology of Human Disease*
CHM 101 General Chemistry w/Lab*
MATT 111
College Algebra, MAT 112 Trigonometry, MAT 115 Precalculus, MAT 151 Basic Calculus I, MAT 152 Basic Calculus II, MAT 161 Calculus w/ Analytical Geometry I, or MAT 162 Calculus w/ Analytical Geometry II*
PSY 105 General Psychology
STT 210
Introduction to Statistics with Applications in Health Sciences, STT 215 Introduction to Statistics, BAN 280 Statistical Analysis for Business & Economics, or PSY 225 Introductory Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
Students who declare Pre-Clinical Research are not automatically admitted to the Clinical Research Program. Eligible students are required to apply in the spring before they start clinical research courses by completing an online application and submitting their resume, personal essay and a videotaped interview. To be eligible for application, students must have all but one of their prerequisite classes completed prior to the start of clinical research classes. Up to 50 students will be admitted to the program. Meeting the minimum requirements for application is not a guarantee of admission.
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