10 Dec Let’s Fix The Tax Burden On Clinical Trial Participants

By Dan Schell, Clinical Leader

“You’ll get used to feeling like everything is on fire all the time.”

That’s a comment I saw recently on Reddit directed at a new CRA who was feeling overwhelmed about being assigned nine days on site (DOS) for the month.

But this article is not about the challenges of being a CRA — or any position, for that matter. I’m simply using this as an example of how the odds are stacked against you in this industry. Yeah, yeah, I get it; every job is hard and has its challenges. But in clinical research it seems the advancement of those challenges comes at a snail’s pace, despite the fact everyone recognizes that the output of this industry is intended to improve people’s lives, and in some instances, even save them! Read more…