Career Details

Certified Physician Investigator

Description

A physician investigator is a physician (MD or equivalent degree) who serves as the primary, sub- or coinvestigator or monitors, supervises, or designs clinical trials and accepts responsibility for the safe and ethical conduct of a clinical trial, herein defined as a systematic experiment designed to evaluate the pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, pharmacoeconomics, safety, efficacy and effectiveness of a drug, biological, medical device (therapeutic or diagnostic), procedure or other intervention involving human participants.

Certifying Organization

Association of Clinical Research Professionals

Details

If significant education or training is needed? Yes

If significant work experience is needed? Yes

Is an exam required? Yes

How many years until certification must be renewed? 2 year(s)

Certification can be renewed with Continuing Education Units? Unknown

Certification can be renewed with re-examination? Unknown

Certification can be renewed with Continuing Professional Development? Unknown

Certification can be renewed in multiple ways? Unknown

Certificates

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Diplomate

Certifying Organization

American Board of Medical Laboratory Immunology

Type

B - Advanced

Certificate name

Clinical Chemistry

Certifying Organization

American Board of Clinical Chemistry

Type

B - Advanced

Certificate name

Toxicological Chemistry

Certifying Organization

American Board of Clinical Chemistry

Type

B - Advanced

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