RTP Chapter in the Community
ACRP-RTP Chapter in the Community
ACRP-RTP Chapter awards $500 Scholarship
Left to Right: Laurin Mancour (DTCC Clinical Trails Program Director); Rose Bowman (Scholarship Winner); Angela Belton (ACRP-RTP Chapter Treasurer)
DURHAM TECH HONORS CTRA STUDENT
Rose Bowman, a student in Durham Technical Community College’s Clinical Trials Research Associates (CTRA) program, proudly accepted a $500 scholarship in a ceremony at the college on Tuesday, October 25. Bowman, who commutes daily from High Point, is currently in her second year of the CTRA program, and anticipates completing her studies in spring of 2013.
The scholarship is provided through the Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP), Research Triangle Park chapter. Laurin Mancour, Durham Tech’s director and instructor for CTRA serves as Lead Chair of the global ACRP organization. Mancour was recognized by the organization earlier this year, receiving the Advancing Awareness in Clinical Research Award in appreciation for her contributions to public understanding and advancement of the profession.
Mancour cites the commitment of ACRP members as a vital resource for the college’s students for many reasons, including providing $500 scholarships such as the one awarded to Rose. The scholarships are only for CTRA students and there is one award given per scholarship cycle.
In addition to the scholarships, Mancour praises the ACRP’s ongoing support in helping students gain valuable employment contacts through sponsored networking opportunities on campus. “All of the executive officers in the organization are graduates of the CTRA program,” Mancour says. “This has resulted in very strong affiliations between the two groups.”
ACRP’s 12th annual fall conference will be held Friday and Saturday, November 5th and 6th at the NC Biotechnology Center in Research Triangle Park. The theme of this year’s event is “Building Quality in Clinical Research”. ACRP is giving free conference admission to five Durham Tech CTRA students: Christopher Banks, Rose Bowman, Yolanda Nicholson, Laura Welgos and Denise Wotovich.
The CTRA program prepares individuals to assist investigators and clinical researchers in all facets of clinical research trial involvement. Students apply this knowledge is a variety of venues including hospitals, pharmaceutical or biotechnology companies, or contract research organizations.
ACRP Awareness Campaign
Denise Wotovich lead our 2012 ACRP Awareness campaign. With the assistance of Compton Gift, Linda Karolak and Jill Molek, this campaign went out to several local Clinical Research Companies to conduct “Lunch and Learn” sessions early May 2012. These sessions occurred at PRA International, GSK, Quintiles and one is planned at DCRI. At each location, we talked about the benefits of membership, the local chapter, certification and our annual Fall Conference. There was a lot of interest generated for the chapter and we look forward to continuing these events as the Fall conference approaches. This was a new, effective and creative way to increase our chapter awareness and provide the clinical community with insight into ACRP. It also allowed several chapter members to be seen as leaders in their community and resources for the chapter.