Tips/Hacks
These are some workflow tips/hacks I adopted that I found helpful. Take what you like, if any.
Study maintenance
Print/bookmark the schedule of assessments for each studies
Print/bookmark the I&E criteria for enrolling studies for easy access
Bookmark EDC pages for each study
Personal organization
Carry a small notebook for scribbles, notes, brain-dumping
Excel File Notebook (See attached file for the template of what I used if you want to refer to it)
Compile protocol summaries, Schedule of Assessments, etc. into 1 binder for quick reference
Review next week's schedule every Friday and plan accordingly
Remembering people
Use notepad function on EPIC to remember info about individual patients
Remember names of nurses, APPs, staff - it goes a long way. (The longer you wait to ask/confirm someone's name, the more awkward it gets to ask. Especially when you are new, just ask.)
Making the most of the experience
Keep some kind of work reflection log (super helpful for keeping track of learning and acts as a base of anecdotes for application essays, etc.)
Ask physicians about additional shadowing (they are very open to it, I got to see amputations, open AAA repairs, carotid endarterectomies, etc. - that are not directly related to the research studies but super cool learning opportunity)
Be on the lookout for conferences or investigator meetings. Ask to go, apply for funding if possible. Can feel like a shot in the dark, but always worth the attempt.
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