Sign up for this year's Clinical Research Staff Quarterly Trainings today!

Join Tufts CTSI throughout the year for our Clinical Research Staff (CRS) quarterly trainings! The Clinical Research Staff Quarterly Training Program is a series of one-hour live events focused on enabling clinical research coordinators and other clinical research staff to do their jobs more effectively and efficiently. Each training focuses on a new topic identified as an area of interest by Tufts Medicine CRS.

You can enroll for each training individually, though we strongly recommend signing up for all four at once to get them on your calendar early!

Training Topics

The list below will be updated throughout the year as topics and titles are finalized.

Q1: Boosting Recruitment and Enrollment, February 20th, 4:00-5:00pm ET

Join Tufts CTSI online via Zoom on Thursday, February 20th and learn about different tools, tricks, and tips to boost your study’s recruitment and enrollment. Attendees will discuss current barriers to recruitment and enrollment before diving into ways to overcome them, such as by using Epic tools and strategies used by experienced Tufts Medical Center clinical research staff.

By the end of this session, you will be able to:

• Identify common barriers to recruitment and enrollment at Tufts Medicine.
• List two recruitment tools available in Epic.
• Describe three different strategies for boosting your study’s recruitment and enrollment.

Q2: Beyond the Tasks: Building Skills to Advance Your Research Career, May 15th, 4:00-5:00pm ET

Part 1: Foundations for Success

You’ve learned how to manage a regulatory binder and recruit participants—but what about navigating a tough conversation with a PI? Or collaborating with a team that communicates differently than you do? Join Tufts CTSI online via Zoom on Thursday, May 15th to build essential professional skills that go beyond day-to-day research tasks—skills you can carry throughout your career. This session will be the first of a two-part training, where we’ll cover how to recognize your communication and conflict styles, hold effective (even difficult) conversations, and adapt to different communication styles—skills that make your day-to-day work smoother and set you up for long-term career growth.

This session will cover core skills through a lecture-style presentation and completion of brief online pre-work self-assessments. In our Q3 session (see below) you will build on this knowledge with hands-on practice applying the techniques through in-person role play exercises.