Medicine & Health Sciences

In most programs a background in Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Nursing, Medicine or Allied Health Sciences is required or preferred for Clinical Trials courses. This background gives students base level learning in biology and medical terminology.
However, there may be some circumstances where a programme will consider candidates from other educational streams who have shown a strong interest in healthcare or relevant experience. 

Many institutes that run Clinical Trials courses have work experience or project work opportunities with Contract Research Organisations (CROs), hospitals, or pharmaceutical companies. This practical experience helps learners to link the theory from the course with the real-life experience.

Work experience also provides another employability benefit, as learners gain exposure to part of the clinical trial operations, particularly for example patient recruitment, monitoring, and data management. This of course is done under supervision.