Research Coordinators

Research coordinators play a vital role in the success of clinical trials. This page serves as a central hub for education, training, and continuing education resources to support coordinators within the SIREN network.

Explore opportunities such as the monthly Study Coordinator Calls, education spotlights, micro-trainings, and continuing education resources for ACRP and SOCRA certification. You’ll also find access to journal clubs, didactic presentations, and clinical trial methodology webinars—many of which contribute to SOCRA & ACRP CE credits.

SIREN Monthly Research Coordinator Meetings

Join us for SIREN’s monthly research coordinator calls, where we bring together study coordinators from across the network to stay informed, enhance skills, and foster collaboration. These sessions deliver essential trial updates, keeping research coordinators informed, aligned, and prepared for success.

Each call features interactive learning opportunities, including our “CRF Review of the Day”—a focused discussion on case report forms to improve data accuracy—and “Education Spotlights,” where we dive into key topics to strengthen research coordination skills. These are recorded and posted below.

Stay engaged, stay informed, and stay connected. Visit our Events Page to find the next meeting!

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Education Spotlights

Presenter: Courtney Miller

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Presenter: Abbey Staugitis

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Presenter: Dr. Robert Silbergleit, MD

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Presenter: Robert Silbergleit, MD

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Presenter: Robert Silbergleit, MD

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CRFs of the Day

ICECAP CRFs of the Day are located on the ICECAP education page.

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Study Coordinator Continuing Education Resources

Clinical Research Coordinators (CRCs) and Project Managers (PMs) certified through SOCRA or ACRP are required to maintain their certification and can do so through completing continuing education credits. SIREN has many available educational opportunities that may be applied toward these continuing education requirements. Many of these resources have been aggregated here to support the network’s CRCs and PMs certification maintenance. Please review your recertification requirements on your particular certification, as the requirements for SOCRA and ACRP vary and these resources do not fulfill all of the requirements. 

SIREN Resources

SIREN Educational Content Attestation Survey

If you are completing online content and need a certificate to turn in for SOCRA or ACRP credit, please complete this survey to generate a certificate.

Investigator Meetings

Presentations greater than 45 minutes on general research topics during investigator meetings can be counted toward continuing educations for SOCRA & ACRP. The presentation cannot be study-specific. If you have attended an investigator meeting with a qualifying presentation you may submit the agenda and verification of attending as a CE credit. For verification of attending, please contact either your supervisor or the site manager. Alternatively, if the IM was recorded you may view the recording and complete the SIREN Educational Content Attestation Survey. 

Journal Club

The SIREN Journal Club is eligible for CMEs which can be used for SOCRA and ACRP CEs. Please reach out to Courtney Miller (coraymon@umich.edu) following the Journal Club you attended to receive instructions on claiming CME. If you are viewing a previous recording and it is after 90 days of the live session, you cannot claim CME. However, you may use the above attestation survey to receive a certificate. You can view the recordings of previous Journal Clubs here. 

Didactic Presentations for Fellows and Colleagues

The SIREN Didactic Presentations are often on general research topics eligible for SOCRA and ACRP CEs. If you have attended a live session or viewed a previous recording and would like to receive a certificate, please use the above SIREN educational content attestation. You can view the previous recordings here. 

Clinical Trials Methodology Course Webinars

All CTMC webinars are archived on the CTMC YouTube page and are focused on general research topics eligible for SOCRA and ACRP CEs. If you would like to receive credit for viewing these recordings please take the above attestation survey for EACH webinar viewed. 

Study Coordinator Meetings

Depending on the topic, the monthly Study Coordinator calls me be eligible for continuing education for ACRP and SOCRA. Please download the agenda sent prior to the meeting and complete the SIREN Educational Content Attestation Survey after the meeting.

Miscellaneous Presentations

SIREN is often hosting presentations for various trials not listed above. If you would like to claim SOCRA or ACRP CEs for a miscellaneous presentation please reach out to your supervisor or relevant presentation coordinator for verification of attendance.

External Resources

The DIAMOND Portal

DIAMOND is a collaborative source of training resources for clinical and translational research professionals. The trainings are free to access. 

SOCRA Clinical Research Professional Training

SOCRA offers a variety of online and in-person courses designed to help CRCs maintain their certification.

ACRP Learning Center

ACRP provides free and paid continuing education courses on various research topics.

NIH Clinical Research Training

The NIH offers free training modules on Good Clinical Practice (GCP), ethics, and regulatory topics.