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Training Opportunities

In Singapore, clinical investigators have several avenues for training and personal development. While searching for a training course, it is the responsibility of the investigator to ensure the training and the training provider fulfill the required criteria specified by the practising institutions, review boards and any other equivalent.

Duke-NUS Medical School’s Centre of Regulatory Excellence offers courses and workshops in clinical research, biostatistics and research ethics.

National University of Singapore (NUS) provides postgraduate and short courses related to clinical trials, research methodologies and biomedical ethics through its Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health.

Public healthcare clusters, including SingHealth, National University Health System (NUHS) and National Healthcare Group (NHG), including the supporting Institutional Review Boards (IRBs), offer training courses to upskill healthcare professionals. While many of these courses are primarily for their employees, some may be available to a broader audience.

Here are some links to training resources offered by the healthcare clusters and the IRBs:

Health Sciences Authority regularly conducts workshops and seminars on regulatory requirements and best practices for clinical trials.

For investigators who are looking for resources to train their research teams, SCRI Academy offers training programmes for Clinical Research Coordinators (CRCs) and other Clinical Research Professionals (CRPs).

  • CRC Level 1 Programme: A training course that offers a comprehensive introduction to the on-site operations of clinical trials. It is targeted at CRCs with less than a year of experience.
  • CRC Level 2 Programme: A training course that empowers CRCs with project management skills and the ability to coordinate investigator-initiated clinical research studies with reasonable degree of proficiency across a range of study designs. It is targeted at Senior CRCs or equivalent with at least 2 years of experience in coordinating clinical research studies.
  • CRC Level 3 Programme: An advance training course designed to develop the essential capabilities critical to the role of a Senior CRC in supporting the management in planning the departmental activities and managing a clinical research team. It is targeted at Senior CRCs and above with at least 5 years of experience in coordinating clinical research studies.
  • The Essentials of Clinical Trials for Beginners (E-Learning): An online self-paced course for study coordinators who are keen to gain foundational knowledge on conducting clinical trials on-site.
  • The Essentials of Clinical Trials for Investigators (E-Learning): An online self-paced course that will equip a clinician investigator with essential skills needed for clinical trial activities.
  • Cochrane Singapore, under Singapore Clinical Research Institute (SCRI), supports the mission of Cochrane and promoting Cochrane activities in Singapore and the Asian region. Cochrane Singapore runs Cochrane Systematic Review training workshops annually for various researchers and consumers. The Cochrane Training website provides a range of learning opportunities for individuals interested in learning more about conducting, editing or reading a systematic review.