Nationally Certified Clinical Research Medical Assistant™(NCCRMA)

NHCWA Nationally Certified Clinical Research Medical Assistant

Where does a Clinical Research Medical Assistant Work?

Clinical Research Medical Assistants work in one of the following settings with a team of professionals to accomplish significant discoveries

  • Research Centers
  • Clinical Site
  • Hospitals and Education Centers

What Does it Mean to be a Nationally Certified Clinical Research Medical Assistant?

By definition, a certified clinical research medical assistant (NCCRMA) nationally certified clinical research medical technician (NCCRMT) registered clinical research medical assistant (RMSMA) is any clinical research medical assistant that has received and has met the certification requirements set by the National Healthcare Workers Association®(NHCWA®).

What are the duties of a NHCWA Certified Clinical Research Medical Assistant?

NHCWA Multi-skilled Clinical Research Medical Assistants perform a variety of clinical procedures as well as administrative duties and will always work under the authority of a Principal Investigator (PI), which might be a licensed nurse or a physician. In a research setting clinical tasks performed by clinical research medical assistants or clinical research medical technician can vary according to the laws in each state. In a research setting Nationally Certified Clinical Research Medical assistants are trained to perform many administrative and clinical tasks; thus, they are prepared to perform most of the duties that involve doing clinical research.

Nationally Certified Clinical Research Medical Assistant are also responsible for ensuring compliance with the main research protocols. They have to ensure that the right methods and practices are being implemented. Nationally Certified Clinical Research Medical Assistant in clinical research are often designated to recruit participants and explaining what the research is about. They will also perform basic physical examination like, phlebotomy, EKG’s, vital signs, measure their height and weight, blood pressure, etc. In conclusion, clinical research medical assistants are very functional within a clinical research environment. They perform most of the tasks that are necessary for a research to be completed.