Objectives/Goals: To meet the shortage of trained clinical research personnel, the IDeA State Consortium for Clinical Research Resource Center (ISCORE-RC) developed the Clinical Research Coordinator Development Program (CRCDP). This comprehensive program addresses themes previously identified as challenges to clinical workforce professional development. Methods/Study Population: CRCDP is offered at 13 academic medical centers in IDeA states and is designed to train clinical research professionals who have minimal or no prior experience in clinical research coordination. This comprehensive training comprises the following core components: Didactic Learning, Competency-Based Experiential Learning, Objective Competency Evaluation, Mentorship, and Continued Professional Development. Trainees complete > 400 hours of experiential learning. Each trainee is paired with one or more designated preceptors who evaluate and verify proficiency in 28 essential clinical research skills. To ensure successful implementation and institutional engagement, each site designates a program champion responsible for promoting program adoption and local execution. Results/Anticipated Results: Launched in March 2024, the CRCDP has received 171 certificate applications, accepted 114 trainees, and graduated 60 trainees. The anticipated results of this project will include outcome findings from post certificate structured interviews that describe impact of CRCDP components on continuation of research and trainee perceptions of value provided by the various program components. Discussion/Significance of Impact: Availability of trained CRCs is limited and a barrier to expansion of clinical trials in IDeA states. ISCORE-RC is addressing this workforce development gap through an innovative program. Programmatic data will provide insight and better understanding of the facilitators of program implementation and impact on clinical research infrastructure.
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