Clinical Trial Practice and Management

Successful clinical research requires clinical experience, but also extensive knowledge about all phases of the clinical research process, awareness of regulatory requirements as well as project management and leadership skills. The complex and highly competitive nature of clinical research results in a growing need for well-trained clinical research professionals, not least those working as study coordinators, study managers, clinical monitors or clinical research assistants.

Clinical research professionals usually start their careers with background knowledge from diverse graduate trainings often lacking structured training in clinical research. Still, they are facing highly demanding responsibilities in a complex, ever-evolving, interdisciplinary and often multinational environment. Fortunately, training at the postgraduate level is increasingly being recognized as essential to developing scientific, technical and interpersonal competences to ultimately enhance the quality of clinical research.

The goal of this program is to prepare trainees for the variety of management and leadership roles in different clinical research settings such as academia, pharmaceutical, medical device or biotech industry, clinical research organisations and regulatory agencies.

This program consists of the two postgraduate educational programs:

CAS Clinical Research I or CAS Study Nurse/Coordinator and 
CAS Clinical Research II plus 
a diploma thesis and an oral exam 

This course is open for everyone who is engaged in or interested in clinical research and seeks to deepen their expertise in project management, leadership, and innovation within the field. It is especially appropriate for people working in any area of clinical research either in academia or in industry (study nurses, study coordinators, clinical research associates, study physicians, assistant physicians, etc.).

The admission requirements are:

• a degree (Bachelor's or Master's) from a university recognised by the University of Basel in the fields of medicine, health sciences, nursing sciences, natural sciences and other disciplines related to the degree programme
• Very good command of oral and written English

In exceptional cases, candidates who can demonstrate an adequate professional background and professional qualifications may also be admitted to the degree programme.

Individuals holding a degree equivalent to CAS Clinical Research I or II or CAS Study Nurse/Coordinator should please contact the Directors of Studies for a personal consulting.

CHF 16,500 when selecting CAS Study Nurse/Coordinator or 
CHF 17,500 when selecting CAS Clinical Research I 

Fees include course materials, provisions during coffee/tea breaks and overhead fees.