Education and training

Browse through all clinical research training opportunities of the SCTO's Clinical Trial Unit (CTU) Network and a selection of academic training offers. Find what best fits your needs.

Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and research ethics courses are all recognised by swissethics. You can also find a selection of training opportunities provided by further organisations.

Disclaimer: Institutions are responsible for the quality of the training opportunities they provide.

last update: 23.04.2024

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This is a filtered "Core competency" view of training options.

Applied Statistics using R: Analysing Medical Data

Location:

Basel (BS)

Link to course:

https://advancedstudies.unibas.ch/

Language:

English

Duration:

3 days

Credits:

1 ECTS

Type of training:

Other training

Target audience:

Sponsor-investigators, investigators, other clinical research professionals

Training format:

Face-to-face

Recognised by swissethics:

Not applicable/not recognised

Provider:

Universität Basel, Departement Klinische Forschung (DKF) c/o Universitätsspital Basel

Prerequisites:

Basic understanding of statistical methodology

Notes:

Essentials in Health Research Methodology

Location:

Basel (BS)

Link to course:

https://advancedstudies.unibas.ch/

Language:

English

Duration:

1-4 days

Credits:

1 ECTS for 2 days | 2 ECTS for 4 days

Type of training:

Other training

Target audience:

Sponsor-investigators, investigators, other clinical research professionals

Training format:

Face-to-face

Recognised by swissethics:

Not applicable/not recognised

Provider:

Universität Basel, Departement Klinische Forschung (DKF) c/o Universitätsspital Basel

Prerequisites:

PhD students, postdoctoral fellows, MDs, and clinical research professionals from academia or industry with minimum of an MSc qualification

Notes:

Overview of the state-of-the-art research methods commonly used in health sciences
Single modules can be attended independently

GCP Aufbaukurs

Location:

Basel (BS)

Link to course:

https://advancedstudies.unibas.ch/

Language:

German

Duration:

1 day

Credits:

Type of training:

GCP and Research Ethics

Target audience:

Sponsor-investigators, investigators

Training format:

Face-to-face and online training

Recognised by swissethics:

Sponsor-investigator level

Provider:

Universität Basel, Departement Klinische Forschung (DKF) c/o Universitätsspital Basel

Prerequisites:

GCP Basiskurs or equivalent qualification

Notes:

Clinical Investigators I: Basic GCP and clinical research training

Location:

Bern (BE)

Link to course:

https://www.ctu.unibe.ch/

Language:

English

Duration:

2 days

Credits:

1 ECTS| 8 SGPM credits |8 SGKPT credits

Type of training:

GCP and Research Ethics

Target audience:

Sponsor-investigators, investigators, other clinical research professionals

Training format:

Face-to-face or webinar

Recognised by swissethics:

Investigator level

Provider:

Clinical Trials Unit (CTU), Universität Bern

Prerequisites:

Notes:

The course is split in two parts. The first part consists of self-learning and home-based exercises to be completed within two weeks. The second part consists of a series of interactive lectures supplemented with workshops taught in one day.
ECTS optional

Clinical Investigators II: Advanced GCP and clinical research training

Location:

Bern (BE)

Link to course:

https://www.ctu.unibe.ch/

Language:

English

Duration:

1 day

Credits:

0.5 ECTS | 6.5 SGPM credits |8 SGKPT credits

Type of training:

GCP and Research Ethics

Target audience:

Sponsor-investigators, investigators, other clinical research professionals

Training format:

Face-to-face or webinar

Recognised by swissethics:

Sponsor-investigator level

Provider:

Clinical Trials Unit (CTU), Universität Bern

Prerequisites:

Basic GCP course completed

Notes:

This one-day course consists of a series of interactive lectures supplemented with workshops.
ECTS optional

Bonnes Pratiques des Essais Cliniques, Niveau II - Promoteur

Location:

Geneva (GE)

Link to course:

https://crc.hug.ch/

Language:

French

Duration:

2 days

Credits:

14 ISFM/FMH

Type of training:

GCP and Research Ethics

Target audience:

Sponsor-investigators, investigators, other clinical research professionals

Training format:

Face-to-face

Recognised by swissethics:

Sponsor-investigator level

Provider:

Centre de recherche clinique (CRC), Hôpitaux Universitaires Genève (HUG) et Université de Genève

Prerequisites:

Certificate of "Bonnes Pratiques des Essais Cliniques, Niveau I - Investigateur" or equivalent certificate recognised by swissethics

Notes:

CAS Patient Oriented Clinical Research

Location:

Geneva (GE)

Link to course:

http://www.unige.ch/

Language:

French

Duration:

160 hours of teaching, 200 hours of self-study

Credits:

16 ECTS

Type of training:

Postgraduate (CAS, DAS, MAS)

Target audience:

Sponsor-investigators, investigators, other clinical research professionals

Training format:

Face-to-face

Recognised by swissethics:

Not applicable/not recognised

Provider:

Centre de recherche clinique (CRC), Hôpitaux Universitaires Genève (HUG) et Université de Genève

Prerequisites:

Formal university degree or BSc in health sciences
"Sur dossier" admissions are also possible

Notes:

The three-day GCP (Bonnes Pratiques des Essais Cliniques - Niveaux I et II) training sessions can be integrated as an optional module

DAS Management of Clinical Trials

Location:

Geneva (GE)

Link to course:

http://www.unige.ch/

Language:

English

Duration:

170 hours of teaching, 275 hours of self-study, 540 hours for DAS thesis

Credits:

33 ECTS

Type of training:

Postgraduate (CAS, DAS, MAS)

Target audience:

Sponsor-investigators, investigators, other clinical research professionals

Training format:

Face-to-face

Recognised by swissethics:

Sponsor-investigator level

Provider:

Centre de recherche clinique (CRC), Hôpitaux Universitaires Genève (HUG) et Université de Genève

Prerequisites:

Degree in nursing, life sciences or medicine
Teaching is in English

Notes:

Individual DAS modules are available

MAS in Drug Discovery and Clinical Development

Location:

Geneva (GE)

Link to course:

http://www.unige.ch/

Language:

English

Duration:

290 hours of teaching, 600 hours of self-study, 900 hours for MAS thesis

Credits:

60 ECTS

Type of training:

Postgraduate (CAS, DAS, MAS)

Target audience:

Sponsor-investigators, investigators, other clinical research professionals

Training format:

Face-to-face

Recognised by swissethics:

Sponsor-investigator level

Provider:

Centre de recherche clinique (CRC), Hôpitaux Universitaires Genève (HUG) et Université de Genève

Prerequisites:

Degree in nursing, life sciences or medicine

Notes:

Individual MAS modules are also available

Complément pour Devenir Promoteur

Location:

Lausanne (LS)

Link to course:

http://www.chuv.ch/

Language:

French

Duration:

1 day

Credits:

Type of training:

GCP and Research Ethics

Target audience:

Sponsor-investigators, investigators, other clinical research professionals

Training format:

Face-to-face

Recognised by swissethics:

Sponsor-investigator level

Provider:

Centre de Recherche Clinique (CRC) Lausanne, Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois (CHUV)

Prerequisites:

GCP Investigator Level certificate requested

Notes:

Training particularly aimed at healthcare professionals who wish to take on the role of sponsor-investigator in interventional clinical trials and in the management of observational research projects

Devenir Investigateur-Promoteur

Location:

Lausanne (LS)

Link to course:

http://www.chuv.ch/

Language:

French

Duration:

3 days

Credits:

Type of training:

GCP and Research Ethics

Target audience:

Sponsor-investigators, investigators, other clinical research professionals

Training format:

Face-to-face

Recognised by swissethics:

Sponsor-investigator level

Provider:

Centre de Recherche Clinique (CRC) Lausanne, Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois (CHUV)

Prerequisites:

Notes:

web

Bonnes Pratiques des Essais Cliniques, Niveau I - Investigateur

Location:

Online (WEB)

Link to course:

https://crc.hug.ch/

Language:

French

Duration:

12 hours

Credits:

12 ISFM/FMH

Type of training:

GCP and Research Ethics

Target audience:

Sponsor-investigators, investigators, other clinical research professionals

Training format:

Online training

Recognised by swissethics:

Investigator level

Provider:

Centre de recherche clinique (CRC), Hôpitaux Universitaires Genève (HUG) et Université de Genève

Prerequisites:

Notes:

Biostatistics/Biostatistica

Location:

Ticino (TI)

Link to course:

https://ctu-eoc.ch/

Language:

Italian

Duration:

8 hours in 2 half-days

Credits:

7 swapp | 8 ISFM/FMH

Type of training:

Other training

Target audience:

Sponsor-investigators, investigators, other clinical research professionals

Training format:

Face-to-face

Recognised by swissethics:

Not applicable/not recognised

Provider:

Clinical Trial Unit EOC Lugano

Prerequisites:

Notes:

May be held in Bellinzona or Lugano

Planning and Conducting Biomedical Research

Location:

Ticino (TI)

Link to course:

https://ctu-eoc.ch/

Language:

English

Duration:

2 days

Credits:

1 ECTS

Type of training:

Other training

Target audience:

Sponsor-investigators, investigators, other clinical research professionals

Training format:

Face-to-face

Recognised by swissethics:

Not applicable/not recognised

Provider:

Clinical Trial Unit EOC Lugano

Prerequisites:

Notes:

Also suited for PhD students
May be held in Bellinzona or Lugano

Systematic Review and Meta-analysis/Revisioni Sistematiche e Meta-analisi

Location:

Ticino (TI)

Link to course:

https://ctu-eoc.ch/

Language:

Italian

Duration:

4.5 hours

Credits:

4.5 swapp | 4 ISFM/FMH

Type of training:

Other training

Target audience:

Sponsor-investigators, investigators, other clinical research professionals

Training format:

Face-to-face

Recognised by swissethics:

Not applicable/not recognised

Provider:

Clinical Trial Unit EOC Lugano

Prerequisites:

Notes:

May be held in Bellinzona or Lugano

CAS in Clinical Trial Management

Location:

Zurich (ZH)

Link to course:

https://www.usz.ch/

Language:

German

Duration:

22 days (including 10 days internship)

Credits:

12 ECTS | 96 swapp

Type of training:

Postgraduate (CAS, DAS, MAS)

Target audience:

Sponsor-investigators, investigators, other clinical research professionals

Training format:

Face-to-face

Recognised by swissethics:

Sponsor-investigator level

Provider:

Clinical Trials Center (CTC), Universitätsspital Zürich

Prerequisites:

Master's in medicine, nursing sciences, natural sciences, or a similar degree
"Sur dossier" admissions are also possible
Visit website for more information

Notes:

Includes additional self-study
Provides GCP certificates as investigator and sponsor-investigator

DAS in Clinical Trial Management

Location:

Zurich (ZH)

Link to course:

https://www.usz.ch/

Language:

German

Duration:

38.5 days

Credits:

30 ECTS

Type of training:

Postgraduate (CAS, DAS, MAS)

Target audience:

Sponsor-investigators, investigators, other clinical research professionals

Training format:

Face-to-face

Recognised by swissethics:

Sponsor-investigator level

Provider:

Clinical Trials Center (CTC), Universitätsspital Zürich

Prerequisites:

Master's in medicine, nursing sciences, natural sciences, or a similar degree
"Sur Dossier" admissions are also possible
Visit website for more information

Notes:

Consists of the CAS in Clinical Trial Management, a second CAS (Monitoring or Clinical Data Management), and a diploma thesis in the field of specialisation
Provides GCP certificates as investigator and sponsor-investigator

Scientific Writing

Location:

Zurich (ZH)

Link to course:

https://www.usz.ch/

Language:

English

Duration:

4 days

Credits:

24 swapp | 24 sgpm

Type of training:

Other training

Target audience:

Sponsor-investigators, investigators, other clinical research professionals

Training format:

Webinar

Recognised by swissethics:

Not applicable/not recognised

Provider:

Clinical Trials Center (CTC), Universitätsspital Zürich

Prerequisites:

Notes: