Clinical Research Education

Clinical Research Center is dedicated to providing education and training opportunities to the UNMC/NM research community. The CRC will host monthly educational workshops with various topics to include Regulatory, Clinical Operations, Finances, etc. Upcoming workshop dates are provided below. To sign up please email the workshop(s) and dates that you would like to attend to crctraining@unmc.edu.

CRC Hosted Monthly Education

• CRC Services 
• Navigating the CRC Website
• Study Intake
• Institutional Requirements
• CRC Clinic Orientation
• Coverage Analysis, Budgeting, Research Pricing
• Billing Grid & NM Research Billing
• Regulatory Coordination
• New Hire Checklist
• Entering Research Orders in OneChart
• Clinic Feasibility
• Research Monitor Access (Coordinator Perspective)
• Clinical Trial Finance Education (CTMS & Invoicing)

Workshop Dates

Workshop Descriptions

CRC Services: A general overview of all services offered by the Clinical Research Center as well as space and equipment offerings. 

Navigating the CRC Website: A brief walkthrough of the updated CRC website, associated pages and helpful information.

Study Intake: A review of the centralized intake process to triage and streamline study start-up activities. 

Institutional Requirements: An overview of the institutional requirements required by the Office of Regulatory Affairs. Requirements will vary based on study design and can include committee reviews, institutional signoffs and administrative reviews.

CRC Clinic Orientation: An overview of the Clinical Research Center Clinics, the services provided, SOPs and tips for success.

Coverage Analysis, Budgeting, Research Pricing: Coverage analysis is a systematic process that determines the Medicare qualifying status of a clinical trial and determines which items are billable to insurance. Budgeting provides education and tools regarding how budgets are developed, prices are determined and tips when negotiating with sponsors.

Billing Grid & NM Research Billing: An overview of research billing roles performed in CTMM (Clinical Trial Master Matrix) and CTMS (Clinical Trial Management System) and explains the role of research billing from a billing compliance standpoint. Participants will be given tips and resources for successful subject visit linking in EPIC and documentation in CTMS. 

Regulatory Coordination: An overview of regulatory activities and requirements at start-up, during maintenance and at closure of a clinical trial. The monthly topic will rotate between Start-up, Maintenance and Closure.

New Hire Checklist: An overview of the CRC new hire checklist with required and recommended training opportunities for all research staff.

Entering Research Orders in OneChart: A review of the process for entering orders in OneChart for CRC specific clinical services, a demonstration and helpful tips.

Clinic Feasibility: An overview of the process CRC clinical staff use for reviewing feasibility of studies requesting CRC clinical services.

Research Monitor Access (Coordinator Perspective): This presentation will provide an overview on research monitor access including how to request IT support and helpful hints.

Clinical Trial Finance Education (CTMS & Invoicing): A detailed review of activities performed while executing financial tasks on clinical trials. Education will be focused on the various applications required to identify all applicable research costs and recovery through sponsor invoicing. 

Training Documents

• Training Log
• Signature Sample Form

Additional Education

The training requirements vary by role.

• CITI Research Coordinator Training
• CITI ClinicalTrials.gov Education
• Canvas Research Training
• Advarra Clinical Trial Applications