Education Boosts Confidence For Sacramento Clinical Research Coordinator
To call the job of a clinical research coordinator busy would be an understatement. Tasked with overseeing clinical trials using only the best clinical practices, oftentimes teaching groups of research assistants at the same time keeps the job of clinical research coordinator in high demand. As clinical research coordinator, this is a skill that is most often practiced on the patients that are recruited. Constant communication with research subjects and explaining the study in layman's terms is all part of the job. For Rosie Pauli, this is a call answered and honed through years of solid education and sound practice.
What does your job entail?
"I am the clinical research coordinator of AIDS Malignancy Consortium (AMC) and HIV-related clinical trials under a principal investigator in the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases at University of California, Davis Medical Center. Under the auspices of the principal investigator, I manage both clinical and regulatory research activities of patients on clinical trials. I am responsible for recruiting and retaining participants for NCI- and pharmaceutical sponsored clinical studies. Part of that process includes negotiating with pharmaceutical sponsors to secure profitable study budgets and contracts. Additionally, I must at all times ensure the rights, safety and well-being of my research patients."
What parts of your job do you find most enjoyable?
"My favorite part of my job is working with patients and developing meaningful relationships with them. Witnessing their growth from anxious newly diagnosed patients to confident and healthful individuals is the best part of my job."
What was your educational history?
"I earned a Bachelor's of Science in Biomedical Science from Marist College in Poughkeepsie, NY."
Do you think your education has prepared you to take on this position?
"Definitely. Exposure to clinical settings, laboratory research, lessons in interpersonal communication, countless hours studying the way the body works and how modern medicine can help facilitate a healthy lifestyle all contributed to making me a confident employee in a health care setting."
Paulo Acoba is a California native raised in the Bay Area and living in the Central Valley. He enjoys distance running, cycling and grassroots motorsports. He holds a degree in management from the University of California Merced. Paulo has been writing for Examiner.com since 2012 and covering the Fresno area.