Acronyms
Careers
Research Basics
Ethics of Research
Miscellaneous
100

PHI

What is Protected Health Information

100

Handles research specimens, storage and shipping of research samples, process research samples

What is Research Lab Technician

100

This is a short explanation of what a research study is and what it aims to do.

What is a Research Protocol

100

This term describes keeping a participant’s personal information private.

What is Confidentiality

100

True or False: The only people that are sick can participate in clinical research?

What is False

200

PI

What is Principal Investigator

200

Conducts the day to day activities of a research study

What is Clinical Research Coordinator

200

What is the process called that ensures a participant is well informed about a study and ensures voluntary participation

What is Informed Consent

200

Which board reviews clinical research studies to ensure participant safety?

Institutional Review Board

200

True or False: All research is considered voluntary?

What is True

300

ICF

What is Informed Consent Form

300

Develops new medications and/or prepares, compounds, dispenses research medications

What is the Research Pharmacist

300

This is the digital system used to store patient health records that can be used for a research study

What is the EMR (Electronic Medical Record)

300

What unethical study in the U.S. denied treatment to Black men with syphilis

What is Tuskegee

300

What research career helps bridge the gap between research and communities by facilitating communication, building trust, and supporting participant recruitment and retention in clinical trials.

What is a Clinical Research Community Health Worker

400

CRF

What is Case Report From

400

Designs, analyzes, and interprets data from clinical research studies, contributing to advancements in patient care and treatment

What is Biostatistician

400

What must be done to data when publishing the results of a clinical research study?

What is it must be de-identified

400

This principle means treating all participants equally and fairly.

What is Justice

400

Name the 2 main types of clinical research studies

What is Interventional Trials and Observational Studies

500

GCP

What is Good Clinical Practice

500

Research professional that ensures research adheres to all regulations, guidelines, and upkeeps the appropriate research documents

What is Clinical Research Regulatory Specialist / Coordinator

500

What must a study team verify prior to recruiting a participant for a study?

What is the Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria

500

This is the name for a situation where a researcher’s personal interests could affect the study.

What is a conflict of interest?

500

What is it called when you have a departure from the procedures in a research protocol, without prior approval 

What is a Protocol Deviation