Saturday, August 16, 2008

MBA (Clinical Research) – Career in Clinical Research

Introduction to Clinical Research:
Clinical Research is a systematic study for new drugs in human subjects to generate data for discovering or verifying the clinical, pharmalogical or adverse effects with the objective of determining safety of a new drug. The institutions are dedicated to specific areas of fundamental and applied research that include basic and applied sciences, computer science and engineering, biomedical science and engineering, pharmaceutical science and engineering, agriculture and environment sciences, process development and manufacturing science and clinical research. The institutions also aims to foster collaborative research with various national and international research institutes, as well as life sciences companies across the globe, besides offering enriching experience through highly qualified faculty, the programs are designed to be at par with some of the world's best educational institutions, placing students on the fast track to a promising career in biotechnology.

Objectives of the course:
· To provide a favourable educational environment that encourages free exchange of thoughts, new ideas, awareness of responsibility and accountability in professional life.
· To nurture quality professionals in order to meet the growing demand of skilled manpower for the Pharma, Healthcare, Life Sciences, Biomedical industry needs for conducting clinical trials scientifically and ethically.
· To inculcate cardinal principles of respect, beneficence and justice towards subjects among the next generation of Clinical Research professionals, so that they not only honour, but also take the concept of GCP (Good Clinical Practices) to higher levels.

Eligibility:
The eligibility for the course is Graduate or Postgraduate in Life Sciences/ Microbiology/ Biotechnology/ Pharmacy/ medicine/ Nursing/ Physiotherapy/ Dentistry and Veterinary Sciences

Course Contents:
1. Foundations of Clinical Research
2. Drug Development
3. Protocol Development
4. Pharma co vigilance
5. Data Management
6. Medical Writing
7. Finance
8. Budgeting
9. Project management +Thesis
The Course list/Subject list is the matter of study Program and the subject to changed by the Institute.

Cost of Course:
The cost of the course ranges from Rs.50,000/ to Rs.3,00,000/ approx depending on the institutes.

Institutes/ Colleges/ Academy:
MBA (Family Managed Business) programme comparison
1. Centre for Advancement in Health Sciences (CAHS) / Pharmaceutical Experts Association (PEA) Mumbai
2. Reliance School of Life Sciences (RSLS) New Mumbai
3. RNIS College of clinical Research & Allied Sciences, Delhi
4. Institute of Clinical Research India (ICRI)
5. CREMA-Clinical Research

Educircle team has prepared a comparison of various colleges offering: MBA in Clinical Research course in India. This should serve as a guide to candidates who wish to pursue their career in Clinical Research.

Click on the image below to read the comparison table:

MBA (Clinical Research) Aug'08