The mission of EMU’s Clinical Research Administration Program is twofold:

• to provide an academic experience which includes both didactic information and hands-on preceptorships in order to provide qualified new personnel to the drug development industry
• to provide an opportunity for professionals currently participating in the drug/device development process to increase their knowledge base as well as their research/creative skills.

This should provide a pathway for upward mobility in their professional careers. Toward this end, EMU has developed two interlinked programs. The Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Clinical Research Administration consists of four courses which provide information concerning the drug development process, good clinical practice (GCP), federal regulations and guidelines (United States and international), clinical research protocol development, implementation and monitoring.

Courses are offered in a hybrid (face-to-face and online) format which suits the nontraditional student and allows the student with a full-time job to complete the courses while continuing to work. Upon satisfactory completion of the didactic component of the program, students may apply for admission into a hands-on preceptorship experience with contract research organizations, pharmaceutical firms and clinical facilities which collaborate with the program.