Abstract
The systematic education is needed now, because more expectations are placed on clinical research coordinator (CRC) whose duties range from clinical trials for drug development to clinical research. The purpose of this study was to grasp the present conditions of the education opportunity for CRC and to examine the education content in order to build a better education system. The number of survey respondents was 187 (32.9%) among the total of 568 surveys distribution. Half of person was hard to take education, and time and distance were outstanding as the cause. They answered that the fundamentals of “GCP” are very important as a learning item. The need to raise understanding of fundamentals such as “ethical problem”, “compensation”, and “data management” was suggested. As well as substantiality of the training on the national scale, it was thought that teaching materials for self-learning, such as e-learning, we will be necessary for the improvement of knowledge and professional ability of CRC.
