CCRPS Reviews: Scott Boyle: From CRO Intern to Regulatory Affairs Specialist Enhanced by ICH GCP Certification

Scott Boyle's Professional Advancement with CCRPS GCP Certification: From Intern at a CRO to Regulatory Affairs Specialist at UPenn

In preparation for further accreditation for CCRPS, we are conducting case studies with graduates to discuss their experience in our course in 15-30 minute interviews with our clinical research educator, Courtney. We invited students to share their feedback asking extensive questions on why they chose the course, what they felt while taking the course, and how the course has helped them after completion. Today, we share Scott Boyle’s feedback underscoring the effectiveness of the GCP certification program in providing essential knowledge and skills for professionals transitioning into or advancing within regulatory affairs. His suggestions for bundling courses and adding detailed workflows indicate areas for potential enhancement that could benefit future learners. Overall, Scott’s experience with the course was highly positive, significantly impacting his professional development and career progression.

Key Takeaways

● Scott found the course straightforward to navigate and access, appreciating the professionalism of the website and the reasonable pricing.

● The self-paced nature of the course was beneficial, allowing Scott to fit the learning into his schedule effectively.

● The course content, especially the Code of Federal Regulations section, was directly applicable to Scott’s job in regulatory affairs, enhancing his confidence and competence.

● Completing the course helped Scott secure a job in regulatory affairs, attributing his success in part to the confidence gained from being GCP certified.

Professional Development:

● The GCP certification was a significant addition to Scott’s resume and LinkedIn profile, leading to increased visibility and job opportunities in clinical research.

Recommendations for Others:

● Scott would recommend the course to peers for its accessibility, affordability, and comprehensive coverage of essential GCP knowledge.

Content Satisfaction:

● The course covered essential GCP elements that were crucial for Scott’s role, particularly the detailed information on regulatory requirements which he found most engaging.

Learning Platform:

● Scott praised the learning platform for its user-friendliness and the ability to revisit the content anytime, which he found helpful for continuous learning.

@1:00 - Courtney Fulkerson:
"You're looking to get a certification or like what made you choose this specific one?"

@1:05 - Scott Boyle:
"It was exactly GCP. It was a great refresher learning course. It wasn't required as part of my current job now. They made me redo my GCP. But overall, I think it was a great refresher and it did help me prepare for my current job now."

@1:37 - Scott Boyle:
"I think maybe if there was like a bundle, like I could do like a GCP and a CRA kind of thing."

@1:48 - Scott Boyle:
"Combining two courses, yeah, because I would say some of them can definitely go hand in hand and others could definitely, I mean, all together work out pretty good."

@2:07 - Scott Boyle:
"So I currently work in regulatory affairs at UPenn. Maybe if there is a regulatory aspect of it, I'm a regulatory affairs specialist. Yeah. could be like a like a workflow process kind of thing like this is how every day is going to work for generalized regulatory affairs specialists. And then once you go to a company, it can vary depending on company policies."

@3:20 - Scott Boyle:
"And is there anything that you would like to see within that if you were to? I already have. I already went on the website recently, and I was just reading through it again about processes. again, the CRF, Title 21, overall, I'd say it was good taking class and what I like most about it is in my account. I can still go back or refer to it whenever I want. I like how it's a one-time thing, and there's not blocked by a bunch of different day walls."

@5:05 - Scott Boyle:
"Yes, I would."

@5:41 - Scott Boyle:
"Um, I would say the website looked the most professional out of all. And the GCP course was reasonably priced at very easy to access. I mean, I think it was like two Google searches and I got right there."

@6:02 - Scott Boyle:
"I do do others, but I think overall it was easy to use. It was very open with what you offered. And I think it was pretty fairly priced at $50."

@6:26 - Scott Boyle:
"So before I took this, I did an internship at a CRO company. And they were talking all about GCP and ICH. And it encouraged me to go out and get the certification. I just didn't know where to go. And going back to the same thing, as I said before, it was very easy to go to Google found this organization right away. And they gave me a pretty informational course and a certification to go along with it. that was very helpful."

@7:27 - Scott Boyle:
"Yeah, I loved that with self paste."

@7:45 - Scott Boyle:
"And then how has it enhanced your professional profile? I would say is it has helped me get my current job now. GCP certified on my resume, and then I even put it on my LinkedIn. And I have I noticed more people requesting to follow me in clinical research because they see some of my credentials."

@8:17 - Scott Boyle:
"I would say it overall was very good because like you said again, it was self-paced and there was an option to, if people wanted to, can like read faster, you could have the person reading speed it up to like times two or times five. That was a good process."

@9:35 - Courtney Fulkerson:
"Good. I'm glad that that made you feel confident and I feel like that is one of the biggest parts of clinical research so it's always good to know."

@10:30 - Scott Boyle:
"The top reasons I'd say is easy to navigate, you make your account, you pay a one-time fee, and then you can always go back to it, which I think is very, very good."