A Milestone 25 Years in the Making: One Salt Lake City CCRC Shares Her Story

From surviving her “sink or swim” introduction to clinical trials to leading major studies and multiorganizational research efforts, Jeri Burr, RN, PED-BC, MS, CCRC, FACRP, Program Director of the HEAL Pain Management Effectiveness Research Network, Data Coordinating Resource Center, at the University of Utah School of Medicine, has experienced the clinical research enterprise from more angles than she ever expected—both as a professional and as a parent and grandparent. 

A Shared Commitment to Learning: Why You Should Submit a Proposal for ACRP 2026

The Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) has opened the window of opportunity for members of the clinical research community to submit educational proposals for sessions to be presented at ACRP 2026 in Orlando, Fla., and advisors for the event emphasize that it aims to enhance the relevant workforce’s competencies, skills, professional development, and knowledge.

Mitigating FEAR in Clinical Research Innovation: ‘Face Everything And Rise’ Together!

“If we avoid the things we are scared of, they will continue to be a problem,” says David Burrow, a Director in the FDA's Office of Scientific Investigations and forthcoming ACRP Webinar presenter. “We can all work to manage our fears, to ‘face everything and rise.’ Working together, we can cocreate solutions to reimagine clinical research and overcome barriers to innovation.”

ACRP Journal Contributors Dive into Promising Applications of AI for Clinical Trial Sites

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) recent launch of an agency-wide large language model–powered artificial intelligence (AI) tool known Elsa and ongoing efforts to have another AI tool known as CDRH-GPT in place for speeding up reviews and approvals of medical devices by the end of June have attracted their share of both supporters and detractors. With AI seemingly also coming at full speed into the daily routines of leaders and staff at clinical trial sites, contributors to ACRP’s Clinical Researcher journal are taking a closer look at current and potential applications of AI by study teams at work in the trenches.