by ClinEssentials Team | Oct 31, 2025 | Clinical Research Careers, Clinical Research Associates, Clinical Research Coordinators, New to Clinical Research, Tips for Research Professionals
What Is the Difference Between a CRC and a CRA? When you start a new job, decide on a career path, or want to learn more about an industry, the job titles, acronyms, and industry-specific language can be confusing! This certainly holds true in Clinical Research....
by ClinEssentials Team | Oct 10, 2025 | Tools for Research Professionals, Clinical Research Associates, Tips for Research Professionals
Creating efficiencies in daily monitoring is important for Clinical Research Associates (CRAs) because it allows you to be more effective at your job — and it helps instill a better work/life balance. Clinical Research teams led by an organized CRA are better equipped...
by ClinEssentials Team | Dec 27, 2023 | Clinical Research Careers, Clinical Research Associates, Tips for Research Professionals
Clinical Research Associates (CRAs) are essential members of research teams and play a crucial role in clinical trial monitoring. A CRA is a liaison between a study Sponsor or Clinical Research Organization (CRO) and the study sites. An article on MHA Online...
by ClinEssentials Team | Sep 13, 2023 | Clinical Research Associates, Clinical Trial Managers, CROs & Sponsors, Tips for Research Professionals
Congratulations: you have been awarded a new study! You made it through Request for Proposal (RFP) and Bid Defense (BD). The Statement of Work (SOW) has been executed, and Project Resourcing is underway. You are fully immersed in the hectic phase of Study...
by ClinEssentials Team | Jul 6, 2022 | Clinical Research Associates, Clinical Research Careers, Clinical Trial Managers, New to Clinical Research, Tips for Research Professionals, Tools for Research Professionals
Inheriting a study from an outgoing Clinical Research Associate (CRA) or Clinical Trial Manager (CTM) happens frequently in the Clinical Research industry. If you have been involved with a study transition, you know that it can be a challenge for the incoming team...
by ClinEssentials Team | Feb 28, 2022 | Tools for Research Professionals, Clinical Research Associates, Clinical Research Coordinators, Tips for Research Professionals
Many Clinical Research Associates are unprepared for their clinical trial monitoring visits, which is an important part of their role. It is understandable – CRAs are busy and it can be hard to find time for planning where there are so many other tasks to...
