Overview
The Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) program prepares individuals who have
responsibility for fi rst-level integrity of a research project, including organization,
collaboration and coordination, data collection, recruiting, screening and enrolling
participants, scheduling, ensuring accuracy of documentation, preliminary technical
report writing and initial protocol development which ensures good clinical practice.
Clinical research coordinators work under the direct supervision of principal and
co-investigators. Education and training emphasis is placed on providing assistance
in the research process related to regulatory compliance and other research projects.
Graduates of the CRC program may be eligible for professional certifi cation after
a year of work experience. Six Sigma Green Belt certifi cation can be achieved by
completing the following courses (three of which are required in the CRC program):
Managing for Quality, Introductory Statistics, Applied Data Analysis, Project
Management and the Green Belt certifi cation course.
Students are required to purchase a subscription to the American Health Information
Management Association's (AHIMA) Virtual Lab when registering for the following 530
courses: Medical Records and Electronic Medical Records for CRCs. The subscription
provides the student with access to software and data needed for lab activities. Lab
subscription cost is $85 for the academic year or $60 per semester. The subscription
packets are obtained directly from AHIMA. https://secure.ahima.org/VLab/Login.aspx
The Clinical Research Coordinator program is an Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree. While it is based and offered at MSTC's Marshfield campus, most classes are offered online so they are not location-dependent.
