North Florida Chapter: Rethinking Soft Skills for Excellence in the Clinical Workforce (ACRP 2026 Co

When:  Wed, Oct 7, 2026 from 12:30 PM to 01:30 PM (ET)
Associated with  ACRP North Florida Chapter

North Florida Chapter: Rethinking Soft Skills for Excellence in the Clinical Workforce (ACRP 2026 Conference Replay) 

 
This event will be presenting a replay sessions from the ACRP Conference Library
 
Event Description:
Discover how prioritizing soft or aligned skills in hiring and training entry-level clinical research professionals can open sustainable pathways to success—and learn how to put skills-based hiring into action at your institution. We’ll briefly examine industry trends and the importance of a sustainable talent pipeline with the right skills. We will share our real-life experiences building a workforce development program, and provide tools for screening, hiring, and developing the desired soft skills. Participants will reflect on their own institutional needs and practices, and come away with actionable strategies to create inclusive, skills-based paths into the profession. By revisiting the Joint Task Force for Clinical Trial Competency model through the lens of your institution’s prioritized soft skills, you’ll assess alignment, identify gaps, and explore ways to refine expectations—ensuring your training goals and performance benchmarks are appropriate and personalized. 
 
Speaker:
Kathleen O'Malley 
 
Learning Objectives:
  1. Describe the importance of creating novel pathways into entry level clinical research careers.
  2. Explore and name the soft or aligned skills necessary for entry level candidate success, in their clinical research roles, at their institutions.
  3. Identify tools to screen for and develop the desired soft skills. 
  4. Critically evaluate the defined soft skills for their role against the JTF competency model to ensure clear and attainable goals. 
 
Registration & ACRP Contact Hour Information:
Click here to register and purchase the contact hour before 10/7/26. Each attendee is required to have their own registration – only one registration per transaction. This event will offer 1 contact hour. Please claim your contact hours before 11/7/26.
 
  • Chapter Member (registration with or without contact hour): $0
  • ACRP Member (registration only): $5
  • ACRP Member (registration + contact hour): $20
  • Non-Member (registration only): $5
  • Non-Member (registration + contact hour): $80
 
After registering, please visit the event's community page to find the login information or any additional event updates, and to communicate with the event organizer.
 
To claim contact hours: Register and purchase the contact hours and attend the event. After attending the event, visit learning.acrpnet.org and log into your ACRP account. Click the “GO TO MY COURSES” box. Find the event in your dashboard, confirm your attendance, and take the event evaluation between 1 and 30 days following the event to obtain the online certificate. After 30 days, contact hours are no longer 

Location

Online Instructions:
Url: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/3038046693?omn=94634059371
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Contact

Amy Gunnett

amy.gunnett@ufl.edu