Coordination and Management of Clinical Studies

This vocational master programme is designed to provide a methodological and regulatory training to all those who wish to enter the field of clinical research support. In particular, the programme aims to boost the professional skills of research coordinators by integrating knowledge of oncological pathology. The goal is to complement training in clinical trial methodology and regulations with an overview of clinical oncology, considering the quantitative dimension of oncological research. The programme adopts a practical approach, focusing on the operational aspects of clinical research support: from the proper management of clinical data for the preparation of submission dossiers to ethics committees, to study archive maintenance, up to the finalisation of contracts with sponsors. This ensures a comprehensive hands-on training.

The programme, which will begin in the first semester of a. y. 2025/2026, includes 384 hours (corresponding to 40 academic credits, or CFU) of face-to-face teaching and 116 hours (7 CFU) of other forms of training. All activities will take place in the teaching facilities of Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori.

Rounding out the programme activities are a 300-hour internship (12 CFU) and a final exam (1 CFU), for which students will have to produce and defend a paper on the topics covered during classes or on the internship experience.