Why do more students need to be specialized in Clinical research ?

Healthcare is the maintenance or improvement of health via the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, recovery, or cure of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in people. Health professionals and allied health fields deliver health care. Public health professionals play a crucial role in maintaining a healthy community. A public health professional is a person educated in public health or a related discipline who is employed to improve health through a population focus. Public health is a fusion of many decussating disciplines, including but not limited to: medicine, behavioural and social sciences, statistics, management, administration, communication, environment, nutrition, epidemiology, law, public policy and ethics. A developing and emerging country like India provides the best platform for the career development in public health sector. There are many areas in healthcare field where an individual aspiring to become a healthcare professional like Public Health & Management, Environmental Health Sciences, Epidemiology, Public Health Administration, Social and Behavioural Sciences, Public Health in Nutrition.

Similarly, Clinical research is a branch of healthcare science that determines the safety and effectiveness of medications, medical devices, diagnostic and biological products and treatment regimens intended for human use. These may be used for prevention, treatment, diagnosis or for relieving symptoms of a disease. Clinical research is a booming industry for researchers, as it delivers remarkable growth and career opportunities for medical, pharmaceutical and paramedical and other life science graduates willing to enter in this field. A clinical research professional can be a Clinical Research Associate (CRA), Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC), Clinical Research Scientist (CRS), Biostatistician, Data Manager, Clinical Trial Analyst (CTA), Quality Auditor, Regulatory Specialist, Medical Writer, Site Monitor. Clinical research professionals may have credentials in nursing, pharmacy, medical technology, business administration, health administration and management, statistics and other allied fields. They all work together as a team, support the clinical trial process, and deliver anticipated results with high efficacy, quality and accuracy, in compliance with obligatory federal and regional regulatory requirements. They are a liaison between the sponsor and the contract research organisation.

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Healthcare industry whether public health or clinical research industry is widely regarded as a recession-proof industry. At present in the situation of COVID-19, while other businesses are shutting down, the healthcare system is finding ways to fast track hiring. The healthcare industry can be considered as a recession proof industry, top career options are Registered Nurses, Home Health Aides, Personal Care Aides, Medical Assistants, Medical Secretaries, Nursing Aides, Pharmacy Technicians, EMT / Paramedics, Physical Therapists, Pharmacists, Mental Health Counsellors, Physician Assistants, Clinical Research Professionals and Drug Safety Associates.

Healthcare and clinical research can perform well in recessions. They may also benefit from being considered essential industries during the public health emergency as in COVID-19. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), healthcare jobs are projected to grow 14% between 2018 and 2028. That is nearly three times the average growth rate for all other occupations. As per the data available, six out of ten jobs in United states are in healthcare. The majority of the highest-paying occupations are in healthcare. 

In the Great Recession, as jobs in nearly every sector tumbled, health jobs kept growing in a good pace. Many economists reported it was health care industry that led the economic recovery by providing a powerful and reliable jobs engine worldwide. The indefatigable importance of some essential industries, like healthcare, Clinical Research, and Pharmacovigilance and public health, as well as to the continued supremacy of technology. For a recession-proof career, Students should consider the hiring needs of these stable fields.