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you wish for” can more accurately be phrased as “be aware of it when you get what you asked for.” Such is the case with recently proposed U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidance updating the agency’s expectations for the contents of informed consent forms for clinical trial participants, says an expert who will explain the history behind the updates and their ramifications for stakeholders at the ACRP 2025 conference in New Orleans in April. </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-56207" class="post-56207 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog" role="article"> <div class="entry-image clearfix vertical"> <figure> <a href="https://acrpnet.org/2024/11/19/one-of-the-ascrt-programs-earliest-recipients-goes-the-distance"> <img width="250" height="250" src="https://acrpnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/scholarship_Esther2-250.png" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" 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Explore career options, resources, and more to help you find your first opportunity in clinical research.</p> <p><a href="https://acrpnet.org/career-center/getting-started-in-clinical-research/">Learn More</a></p> </div> </div></div></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-mega-menu mega-menu-item mega-menu-item--depth0 mega-menu-item--insights"><a href="https://acrpnet.org/insights"><span>Insights</span></a><div class="mega-menu-content"><div class="mega-menu-column mega-menu-layout-links span-8"> <p class="mega-menu-title">In this Section</p> <ul> <li class="link-normal"><a href="https://acrpnet.org/news/blog">ACRP Blog</a></li><li class="link-normal"><a href="https://acrpnet.org/insights/clinical-researcher">Clinical Researcher</a></li><li class="link-normal"><a href="https://acrpnet.org/news/press-releases/">Press Releases</a></li><li class="link-normal"><a href="https://acrpnet.org/employer-resources/our-services/acrp-partners-advancing-the-clinical-research-workforce/thought-leadership">White Papers & Reports</a></li> </ul> </div><div class="mega-menu-column mega-menu-layout-editor span-8"> <p class="mega-menu-title">Clinical Researcher—October 2024</p> <div class="mega-menu-editor-content"><p><span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">As project scopes and protocol complexities continue to grow, trial-related technologies emerge and mature, and new areas of specialization in the clinical research enterprise drive workforce evolution, contributors to this issue invite you to study the theme of “<em>Always be Curious, Never Stop Learning</em>”—focusing on critical facets of ongoing education, training, and research regulation and management so that you can stay ahead of the curve in an ever-changing environment for drug and device development</span>.</p> <p><a href="https://acrpnet.org/insights/clinical-researcher/clinical-researcher-october-2024">Read October 2024 Issue</a></p> <p><a href="https://acrpnet.org/about-acrp/news-events/clinical-researcher/">View Archives</a></p> </div> </div><div class="mega-menu-column mega-menu-layout-editor span-8"> <p class="mega-menu-title">New! 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