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The Joint Task Force for Clinical Trial Competency (JTF) is an international team of investigators, educators, and clinical research professionals that has developed a framework that defines the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for conducting safe, ethical, and high-quality clinical research. READ MORE<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”2802″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” link=”https:\/\/mrctcenter.org\/clinical-trial-competency\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/2025-11-21-JTF-Intro-Update.pptx”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

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Clicking on each domain above will show the\u00a0<\/span>specific competency statements which detail <\/span>the core competencies required at the <\/span>Basic, Skilled and Expert levels.<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n

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FRAMEWORK<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1586805702208{margin-top: -20px !important;margin-right: 30px !important;margin-left: 30px !important;}”]The Framework has been utilized to define professional roles and performance evaluations, to define education and training requirements, certification criteria and continuing professional development needs, and to facilitate regulatory compliance, quality improvement and financial status of the clinical research process. MORE<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1434″ img_size=”300X200″ alignment=”center”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1586802630303{margin-top: -20px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

JTF FRAMEWORK <\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

TRANSLATIONS<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

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The JTF Core Competency Framework is offered in multiple translations:<\/span><\/p>\n