CRS Program Requirements
Certified Research Specialist complete 28 CRS contact hours, as follows:
• Human Subject Protection training (4) – CITI
• Essentials of Quality Human Subject Research (6) MyCompass Course ID: 1962-0005
o History of Research Regulation / Code of Federal Regulations – Amy Jo Jenkins
o Research Recordkeeping and NICE Reviews – Carrie Chiaro
o An Overview of ArCRIS – Angela Smith
o Legal Issues in Human Research – Nathan Chaney / Dori Scoggins
o Recruiting for Your Study – Pamela Christie
o ClinicalTrials.gov – Tawana Gibbs
o IRB Overview and Reporting to the IRB after Approval – Pamela Killebrew
o CLARA – Pamela Killebrew
o Informed Consent Process – Edith Paal
• Advanced Research Ethics ( Part I and II) (4) – Leah Eisenberg MyCompass Course ID: 2311-0008
• Writing Standard Operating Procedures (1.5) – Amy Jenkins MyCompass Course ID: 2337-0004
• Research Misconduct (2) – Leah Eisenberg MyCompass Course ID: 4449-0004
• Reportable New Information & the IRB (1) – Edith Paal MyCompass Course ID: 4443-0005
• Protocol Deviations (1) – Darri Scalzo MyCompass Course ID: 4445-0006
• Developing a Research Protocol (1.5) – Michael Bailey MyCompass Course ID: 2338-0003
• Research Billing (1) – Angela Holland MyCompass Course ID: 4446-0005
• Electives (6)
o Research Seminars/ Workshops/Webinars Offered
*Beginning January 1, 2020 the CRS program Registrants will follow the following revised program :
Certified Research Specialist complete 28 CRS contact hours, as follows:
• Human Subject Protection training (4) – CITI
• Essentials of Quality Human Subject Research (6) MyCompass Course ID: 1962-0005
o History of Research Regulation / Code of Federal Regulations – Amy Jo Jenkins
o Research Recordkeeping and NICE Reviews – Carrie Chiaro
o An Overview of ArCRIS – Angela Smith
o Legal Issues in Human Research – Nathan Chaney / Dori Scoggins
o Recruiting for Your Study – Pamela Christie
o ClinicalTrials.gov – Tawana Gibbs
o IRB Overview and Reporting to the IRB after Approval – Pamela Killebrew
o CLARA – Pamela Killebrew
o Informed Consent Process – Edith Paal
• Advanced Research Ethics ( Part I and II) (4) – Leah Eisenberg MyCompass Course ID: 2311-0008
• Writing Standard Operating Procedures (1.5) – Amy Jenkins MyCompass Course ID: 2337-0004
• Responsible Conduct of Research (2) – Darri Scalzo and Nancy Rhea
• Reportable New Information & the IRB (1) – Edith Paal MyCompass Course ID: 4443-0005
• Protocol Deviations (1) – Darri Scalzo MyCompass Course ID: 4445-0006
• Developing a Research Protocol (1.5) – Michael Bailey MyCompass Course ID: 2338-0003
• Research Billing (1) – Angela Holland MyCompass Course ID: 4446-0005
• Electives (6)
o Research Seminars/ Workshops/Webinars Offered
You may count a total of 6 contact hours from other (conferences, workshops, etc.) toward your CRS hours, with the approval of the ORC Education Resource Specialist.
If you have any questions please contact Carrie Chiaro by email at ChiaroCarrieL@uams.edu or by phone at 501-526-6270.