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# 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<br>
* 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)

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* 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.*)&#x20;

* 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.<br>