Welcome to CoAPCR, the Consortium of Academic Programs in Clinical Research!  

The Consortium of Academic Programs in Clinical Research facilitates the development of high-quality educational programs encompassing all areas of clinical research that are based in academic credit-granting institutions.  

CoAPCR's mission is:

• To provide a medium for communication among educators of clinical research professionals.

• To encourage and support the development and maintenance of academically based clinical research educational programs to meet the needs of the clinical research community.

• To foster inter-institutional articulation among educational institutions, clinical institutions, professional associations, and industry.

• To initiate and/or support research and studies relating to the educational, manpower and service needs of clinical research professionals.Please take a minute to look around the site and consider the goals of this organization.

During the past two academic years we raised the issue of accreditation for clinical research educational programs at both the ACRP meeting (in Denver) and at DIA (in San Diego) by promoting dialogue and discussion around the thematic areas of competency that are the knowledge base for MD and non-MD clinical researchers.   We are continuing these discussions in the current (2009-10) year, plus initiating several others.  Some of our members are developing an up-to-date listing of educational programs in clinical research, others are interested in curriculum development, and still others are focused on teaching the more practical matters of site management such as proper budgeting and the maintenance of site SOPs.  All of these activites are directed toward helping our students excel in their professional positions.   I invite you to join us in this effort. 

In the About section of our website you can follow the developmental history of CoAPCR and learn more about our plans.    

In the News & Events section you can read the work-in-progress of our two primary virtual committees that are working the the issues mentioned above.  The initial work of these committees was presented in 2008 at the 44th annual meeting of the Drug Information Association (DIA), and committee discussions were held at the 2009 meeting in San Diego.   Planning for additional presentations of our work at this year's DIA meeting (June 13-17, 2010, in Washington, DC) is currently underway. 

The Membership Directory section will tell you who is currently involved (...which means "paid up dues") in CoAPCR.   

Please consider adding your own expertise to our efforts to improve the quality and applicability of educational programs in all areas of clinical research, no matter where in the world their home institution is based.

Click on the "Read more..." button (above) to read the minutes of the 2009 Annual Meeting of COAPCR, held during last year's DIA meeting in San Diego.

 Thank you for your interest in CoAPCR.  

Melissa Ockert, MS, CCRA, CCRP

Program Director, CTRA

Durham Technical Community College

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