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SOCRA MEMBER BENEFITS
LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
CAREER RESOURCES
As a membership organization, we encourage you
to get involved in a variety of ways - join a local
chapter, submit a blog or journal article to the
SOCRA Source, or become a speaker or poster
presenter at the Annual Conference. There are
also leadership opportunities through our Board of
Directors.
Our Careers and Services section of the website
offers our members a view of career opportunities in
clinical research available through employers and
recruiters associated with the pharmaceutical and
healthcare industries. It includes opportunities in
government, academia, and industry related to all
therapeutic areas.
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
SOCRA membership offers discounted conference,
workshop, and course registrations. All SOCRA
education offers CNE and CME, as well as SOCRA CE
credit. We currently offer 16 live courses across the
U.S. and Canada, plus 7 online courses you can
access anytime through our website. Also, since the
global pandemic, many of our in-person programs
are now offered virtually through live, interactive
webinars.
MEMBERS STAY IN THE KNOW
To aid members in staying current, SOCRA
periodically sends updates and alerts of changes in
the industry, as well as new and relevant educational
offerings. Plus, visit our website (www.socra.org) for
educational programming, locations, and links to
hotels and meeting facilities, as well as local chapter
information, certification information, and meeting
announcements. Stay connected across social media
platforms by following us on LinkedIn (SOCRA), Twitter
(@SOCRAnow), Facebook (facebook.com/socra.org),
and YouTube (youtube.com/SOCRA).
QUARTERLY JOURNAL
Now available electronically, SOCRA’s quarterly
publication, the SOCRA Source, offers scientific and
technical information in the form of academic and
instructional articles of interest to the clinical
research professional. Articles consist of items
submitted by interested members as well as
specifically developed articles intended to meet a
need expressed by the membership. A peer review
process has been developed for submitted articles.
Visit the SOCRA article to access the journal and to
submit an article.
BECOME A MEMBER
Apply, renew, and update your membership all on
our website.
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MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY
Our online Membership Directory may be found in your
member educational portal. The online directory
provides quick access for member-to-member
communication. With this directory, you have more
than 15,000 clinical research professionals in your
global network.
CITI PROGRAM
SOCRA offers no-cost Basic GCP and Research
Protections online Education through the
Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI).
SOCRA has joined CITI to offer SOCRA members
free entry-level basic courses in Human Subjects
Research Protections, Good Clinical Practice
(GCP), Health Information Privacy and Security
(HIPS), Animal Care and Use (ACU), and
Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR).
INDUSTRY RECOGNITION
Clinical researchers who hold the SOCRA CCRP®,
Certified Clinical Research Professional designation,
as well as those clinical researchers who complete
specific SOCRA GCP courses (noted below), meet the
minimum criteria for ICH GCP Investigator Site
Personnel Training as identified by TransCelerate
BioPharma member companies.
Certification Preparation & GCP Review Course
Clinical Site Coordinator/ Manager Workshop
Conducting Clinical Trials in Canada
Clinical Investigator GCP & Trials Management
Conference
Certified Clinical Research Professional (CCRP®)
