Photographer: Emily Aniskovich

Education and Training for Research and other Sponsored Programs

Consult the BMC/BUMC research community calendar below for upcoming training and education opportunities.  All are free, live, and virtual. Please note that some sessions offer continuing education units; some require registration; and some registrations have a deadline, usually 24-48 hours before the event.

Our library of  trainings is growing monthly and is located below the calendar.

BMC post-award finance resources

Those seeking support for the complex activities of sponsored programs finance (SPF) can now access a compiled list of BMC SPF resources.

New library acquisitions can be found below the calendar.  Recently added is a training on Research Home Cost Center (RHCC) and a slide deck for state grants (EIM or Enterprise Invoice/Service Management) . Soon to come are recorded trainings on Effort Certification for Reviewers and EIM requirements.

New: CRBF series

The Clinical Trial Office kicked off a lengthy series on Clinical Research Billing and Finance (CRBF) on May 8. It's fourth session, Effort in Clinical Research, will be held on Wednesday, August 7.  Recordings will be available within two business weeks of each CRBF presentation.

Trainings Library

Clinical Research Seminars

The BMC/NBUMC Clinical Research Resources Office (CRRO) Clinical Research Seminars Library, 2009-present

Infor Reporting



Download PDF

Invoicing

Salary Allocation



Download PDF

Cost Transfer

 

 

Cost Transfer Training Presentation

T32 Institutional Training Grants Proposals

T32 Institutional Training Grants Proposal Development & Submission

Human Research Training: Required

BMC and Boston University Medical Campus require that all researchers involved in human research must receive formal training. Depending on the type of research you conduct, there are several levels of required training as listed in this section

View Clinical Researcher required regulatory trainings

Velos-CT – Clinical Trial Management System Trainings

The Clinical Trial Office has developed two types of training for Velos.

  • VelosCT Basics: This training covers how to use VelosCT to manage study records, participants, and calendar visits. Contact CTO@bmc.org to be assigned a VelosTest training account and obtain the necessary training materials.
  • VelosCT|Epic Interface training: This training covers the Velos-Epic interface and the research billing review workflow. 

Visit the Systems page for more VelosCT resources

ClinCard – Participant Reimbursement System Training

ClinCard is a web-based reloadable debit card program used for research participant payment issuance, tracking, and reporting. Studies must have an active IRB# in order to participate. This section outlines the steps for attending the training and setting up the ClinCard account.

View ClinCard website

Visit the Systems page for more ClinCard resources

Research Home Cost Center (RHCC)

RHCC training and guidance FY2024

Research Billing Compliance Basics

February 2024 video

February 2024 slides

 

Front-to-back-end Research Billing and Finance Process

March 2024 video

March 2024 slides

Time and Effort Reporting for Certifiers

EIM Grant Requirements

SOP training slides, April 2024: Enterprise Invoice/Service Managment (EIM-ESM)