Workshop Series

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Offered monthly, the Research Professionals Network holds a series of peer-led, interinstitutional, collaborative workshops. These workshops are focused on topics relevant to research professional staff and are based on the MRCT Joint Task Force for Clinical Trial Competency Framework. Each workshop is led and presented by staff at the collaborating institutions and affiliates and are supported by the Leadership Team.

Leadership Team 

• Boston University Medical Campus, Boston Medical Center, and affiliates: contact Mary-Tara Roth  or contact Stephanie Warth 
• University of Florida and affiliates: contact E. Mendy Dunn
• University of Vermont, University of Vermont Health Network, and affiliates: contact Kimberly Luebbers
• Medical University of South Carolina and affiliates: contact Diana Lee-Chavarria
• West Virginia University, ISCORE-RC and affiliates: contact Debbie Lee

Affiliation with one of the collaborating institutions is required and is confirmed through the use of an institutional email on registration. Information about affiliation and to join your institution’s local RPN, please reach out to the listed institutional contact above. 

Research staff at Boston University Medical Campus, Boston Medical Center, or its network affiliates can join their local RPN by completing this form. Questions about the BUMC/BMC local network can be addressed to the CRRO. Research staff at any other institution should reach out to the listed institutional contact above. 

All previous workshop recordings and slides are available in our Workshop Library.

Suggestions for future workshops are always welcome and can be submitted by completing our Training and Education Recommendation Form.

Since the workshops began in 2017, several publications have been written or presented on the RPN Workshops. A full reference list with links as applicable are available in our Publications Library.

Contact Hours
All RPN Workshop attendees will receive nursing contact hours prorated based on confirmed actual attendance for each workshop. It is the attendee’s responsibility to ensure that their certification program accepts nursing contact hours. The RPN makes no guarantee of contact hours acceptance for any specific professional organization. All attendees will receive contact hours within 30 days of each workshop.

All questions about contact hours should be directed to the appropriate institutional contact listed above. 

Credit for this educational programming is provided by the University of Vermont. In support of improving patient care, The Robert Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Academic Year 2026-2027 Workshop Offerings – All Workshops are scheduled for 2:30-4:00pm
Check back often as information is continuously updated when topics and presenters are confirmed. Registration forms are available by clicking on the title for each seminar. Pre-registration is required and a work email must be used to register. Registration closes 24 hours prior to each workshop.

Tuesday, September 29, 2026, 2:30-4:00pm – RPN Research Jeopardy!

Registration Link 

Hosted By:

• Kimberly Luebbers, MSHS, RN, BSN – Assistant Dean for Clinical Research Administration at UVM Larner College of Medicine, Director of Office of Clinical Trials Research and Administrative Director, Clinical Research Center (UVM)
  
• Mary-Tara Roth, RN, MSN, MPH – Director of Clinical Research Resources Department (BUMC/BMC)

JTF Competencies: 2, 4

Level*: Fundamental

Objectives:

• Test and demonstrate knowledge of regulations guiding human research
• Test and demonstrate knowledge of Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
• Test and demonstrate knowledge of the past year of RPN Workshops
• Discuss and solve cases using the regs, GCP, best practices, and learnings from previous workshops

Workshop Overview:

Kick Off Our 10th Year of RPN Workshops with Research Jeopardy!

To kick off the new Academic Year 2026–27 workshop series and celebrate our 10th year, we invite you to join us for a fun and interactive game of Research Jeopardy!

Put your knowledge to the test with questions based on ICH GCP, OHRP and FDA regulations, IRB processes, previous RPN Workshops, and research best practices. Work with inter-institutional teams to provide the “questions” to the answers and tackle our Daily Double-Trouble cases!

Watch for the “Daily Double-Trouble” hidden somewhere on the board! When one appears, teams will head into quick breakout rooms to discuss a case and then report back with their proposed solution. Remember—there may be more than one right way to handle a case! Be ready to share your team’s reasoning and learn from how others approach the situation.

Come ready to play, learn, and celebrate as we kick off another year of RPN workshops. We hope to see you there!

Workshop Level Definitions*
Fundamental: Considered a basic or introductory level. Workshop will include a focus on the basic elements of the topic but might briefly build on more in-depth skills. Individuals at this level are considered to be performing or understanding at an essential or fundamental level. Individuals may require some coaching or supervision for topic-associated task completion.

Skilled: Assumes the audience already has some fundamental knowledge of topic.  Workshop could include a brief review of the basic elements of the topic and build upon that review. Individuals at this level are considered to be performing or understanding roles and tasks independently with a moderate level of expertise of the topic. Individuals are able to independently navigate topic-associated resources and use tools well.

Advanced: Assumes the audience already has some intermediate knowledge of topic. Workshop could include a brief review of the basic elements of the topic but will focus on a more in-depth review of the topic. Individuals at this level are considered to be demonstrating advanced skills and knowledge with the ability to teach, coach, or supervise others. Individuals consistently apply topic-associated critical thinking and problem solving.

Questions about any of the above information? Contact us!