Recruitment and Retention of Human Subjects in Clinical Research

3.0 credits

Recruitment and retention of research subjects typically focuses on determining eligibility, minimizing risk to research subjects and designing protocols that are not overly burdensome for the respondent/subject/community. While these concerns are important, successful and sustainable recruitment and retention extends well beyond protocol design. This course focuses on models, strategies and tactics to effectively recruit and retain human subjects, in general and specific subgroups (e.g. women, minorities, vulnerable populations). Participants will critique and design methods through the lens of an ‘emic’ (insider) and an ‘etic’ (or outsider) perspective.