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Course Brochure 2024
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ABOUT ARI

ARI is the first and largest Site Management/Solutions Organization of

the Apollo Hospitals Group, functional from the year 2000. With 22
established site offices Pan India , ARI has the rich experience of having
conducted/coordinated over 1350+ clinical trials in the last 23 years.
80% of these are global, multi-centric trials, 10% domestic multi-
centric and the remaining 10% are registries, academic studies and
investigator Initiated Studies.

ARI has the track record of successfully completing 65+ batches of

full/part time regular clinical research training programs and 20+
batches of online clinical research training program in 5 ARI locations
from the year 2007 onwards. The unique in built feature of the course
was the theory classes imparted in a power point presentation,
followed by six months on-site hospital based internship in clinical
research and project work. This made the candidates ready from very
first day of joining the job. ARI harnesses the strength of the students
in counselling them for a suitable job opportunity.

There has been outstanding feedback from the employers, other

stakeholders and the alumni on the course conduct and placement
opportunities. The online course content is vetted by the industry
leaders and domain experts.

With the expertise and experience gained from the conduct of regular
courses in clinical research, ARI ventured into starting on line courses
from 2020 onwards and have completed 30+ batches of on line/LMS
courses in the last 3 years. The various courses and programs run by
ARI gives a clarity of the programs to be taught for the budding
students who have a flair for research.
FACULTY DIRECTORY

Dr. Jayanthi Swaminathan Ms. Chandana Pal

Director, ARI Course Faculty, Hyderabad
Clinical Operations QA QC
26 years of experience 21 years of experience

Dr. Sunita K Ms. Priyanka Kamdar

Course Faculty, New Delhi Course Faculty, Hyderabad
Pharmacovigilance Ethics
19 years of experience 19 years of experience

Dr. Anitha Rani. A

Dr. Mary
Course Faculty, Chennai
Course Faculty, Ahmedabad
Clinical Data Management &
Quality & Accreditation
Medical Writing
18 years of experience
14 years of experience.

Dr. Praveen Raj

Course Faculty, Chennai
Clinical Trial Operation
7 years of experience
FACULTY DIRECTORY

Dr. Lakshmipathy Prabhu Mr. Karthikeyan Shivaraman

Site Head Site Head
ARI Chennai ARI Chennai

Mr. Praveen Kumar Ms. Rinku Dahiya

Site Head Site Head
ARI Hyderabad ARI New Delhi

Mr. Debasish Das Mr. Radhakrishnan

Site Incharge Site Incharge
Bhubaneshwar Madurai

Dr. Karabee Mr. Ashok Reddy

Site Head Site Head
Kolkata Ahmedabad

Dr. Sasidhar Manda Ms. Lakshmi Suresh

Chief Scientific Officer HR Head & Admin
AHERF ARI

Mr. Mohan Dr. Anula Divyesh

Finance Head Scientific Officer
ARI AHERF
COURSE DIRECTORY

Online Interactive Program

Executive Program in Clinical Research (EPCR)
Duration: 3 Months
Application Fee : Rs. 1000
Course Fee: Rs. 35,000/- + Taxes

Online Learning Management System (LMS) Program

Basic Course in Clinical Research (BCCR)
Duration: 3 - 6 Months (Self paced)
Course Fee: Rs. 25,000/- + Taxes

Online LMS Specialization Executive Programs

Executive Program in Pharmacovigilance (EPPVG)
Executive Program in Medical Writing (EPMW)
Executive Program in Clinical Data Management (EPCDM)*
Duration: 3 - 6 Months (Self paced)
Course Fee: Rs. 25,000/- + Taxes

On-Site Programs
Executive Program in Clinical Research Internship (EPCRI)
Executive Program in Clinical Research Project (EPCRP)
Duration: 3 Months
Application Fee: Rs. 1000
Course Fee: Rs. 40,000/- + Taxes
Note: Enrollments will be accepted only after completion of Online EPCR

*Launching soon
COURSE DIRECTORY

Diploma Programs
Professional Diploma in Clinical research (PDCR)
Duration: 6 Months
Application Fee: Rs. 1000
Course Fee: Rs. 75,000/- + Taxes

Advanced Professional Diploma in Clinical Research (APDCR)

Duration: 9 Months
Application Fee: Rs. 1000
Course Fee: Rs. 1,10,000/- + Taxes

Advanced Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Research (APGDCR)

Duration: 12 Months
Application Fee: Rs. 1000
Course Fee: Rs. 1,30,000/- + Taxes

Advanced Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Research Regular

(APGDCR-R) - Classroom Teaching
Duration: 12 Months
Application Fee: Rs. 1000
Course Fee: Rs. 1,50,000/- + Taxes

ELIGIBILITY
Graduates and final year graduate students of Life Sciences,
Medical Sciences, BDS, MBBS & Allied Health Sciences and
Pharmaceutical Sciences.
PROGRAM CURRICULUM

Executive Program in Clinical Research (EPCR)

The online based “Executive Program in Clinical Research” (EPCR) is
designed for post-graduates, graduates and final year undergraduate
students in life sciences including medicine, dentistry pharmacy,
physiotherapy and alternative system of medicine graduates and
existing clinical research professionals to understand and widen their
scope and horizon of knowledge in this domain. The sessions have
lectures on topics directly associated with clinical research and also
have group discussions to build a team spirit mandatory for better job
satisfaction. The expert interactive sessions with stakeholders of high
repute has been planned to make the candidates understand the spirit of
a clinical research professional from different perspectives. The course
enriches the comprehension of the candidates and transforms them into
a skilled clinical research professional.

The mode of learning is through online interactive session by

experienced clinical research faculty with a duration of 3 months. This
will enable the young research aspirants to get an overview of clinical
research and enhance their knowledge and to be industry ready
professionals.

COURSE CONTENT
1. Introduction to Clinical Research and Drug Development
2. Ethical guidelines and regulations
3. Study documents and development
4. Clinical Trial Management and quality assurance
5. Clinical Trial Finance
6. Research Methodology and
7. Bio statistics
8. Clinical Data Management
9. Pharmacovigilance
10. Medical Writing
Basic Course in Clinical Research (BCCR)

The online LMS based “Basic Course in Clinical Research” (BCCR) is

designed for post-graduates, graduates and final year undergraduate
students in life sciences including medicine, dentistry pharmacy,
physiotherapy and alternative system of medicine graduates and
existing clinical research professionals to understand and widen their
scope and horizon of knowledge in this domain. The sessions have
lectures on topics directly associated with clinical research and also
have group discussions to build a team spirit mandatory for better job
satisfaction. The expert interactive sessions with stakeholders of high
repute has been planned to make the candidates understand the spirit of
a clinical research professional from different perspectives. The course
enriches the comprehension of the candidates and transforms them into
a skilled clinical research professional.

The mode of learning is through LMS with a flexible duration of 3 – 6

months. This will enable the working professionals to enhance their
knowledge in clinical research.

COURSE CONTENT
1. Introduction to Clinical Research and Drug Development
2. Ethical guidelines and regulations
3. Study documents and development
4. Clinical Trial Management and quality assurance
5. Clinical Trial Finance
6. Research Methodology and
7. Bio statistics
8. Clinical Data Management
9. Pharmacovigilance
10. Medical Writing
Executive Program in Pharmacovigilance (EPPVG)
Executive Program in Pharmacovigilance is a comprehensive course
offering the candidate relevant knowledge information about the
modalities, methodology used, techniques of quality control during drug
development precisely with the focus on Pharmacovigilance.
ARI, the research division of Apollo Hospitals Group with the vast
experience of successful completion of Pharmacovigilance and Clinical
research courses over the past 14 years, is instrumental in aiding the
industry towards the requirement of skilled Researchers. ARI now offers
online based virtual Executive Program in Pharmacovigilance designed
for working professionals/post-graduates/graduates and final year life
science students including medics and paramedics to enrich their
knowledge in pharmacovigilance practice.

The mode of learning is through LMS with a flexible duration of 3 – 6

months. This enables the candidates to widen their scope in specialized
niche areas of Pharmacovigilance.

COURSE CONTENT
1. Overview of drug discovery & development
2. Introduction to PVG
3. PVG Terminologies (Glossary)
4. Regulatory guidelines & laws
5. PVG Methodology
6. Safety reporting process
7. PVG work flow & database
8. Introduction to PVG software
Executive Program in Medical Writing (EPMW)
Medical Writing is a specialized area of clinical research which has
garnered significance in the last two decades. Medical writing comprises
developing clinical and scientific documentation in a standard,
comprehensive and reliable manner. For those who have a flair for
writing with scientific background, it is a creative and rewarding career
option. Medical writing involves writing manuscripts and regulatory
writing which are essential in clinical trials and also in the pharma
industry.

The two major domains where the medical writers are in demand
includes regulatory writing and medico marketing writing. A medical
writer's primary responsibility is to create well-written communicable
documents and manuscripts in compliance with regulatory standards.
Executive Program in Medical Writing is a comprehensive course
offering the candidate with insights and the relevant knowledge on the
requirement of Medical Writing, scientific acumen and accuracy,
regulatory and medico marketing.

The mode of learning is through LMS with a flexible duration of 3 – 6

months. This enables the candidates to widen their opportunities in
niche areas of Medical Writing.

COURSE CONTENT
1. Overview of Medical Writing
2. Types of Medical Writing
3. Medical Writing Norms
4. Regulatory Writing
5. Medico Marketing
6. Scientific Writing
7. Plagiarism and Ethics in Medical Writing
Executive Program in Clinical Data Management (EPCDM)
Executive Program in CDM is a comprehensive course offering
candidate with knowledge on the clinical data management processes
and tools. CDM is a critical phase in clinical research, which leads to
generation of high – quality, reliable and statistically sound data from
the clinical trial. The candidates are taught essential concepts and
practical methods of planning, supporting, collecting, cleaning,
compiling, analyzing, disseminating and archival of data.

ARI, with the vast experience of successful completion of Clinical

research courses covering CDM over the past 14 years, is instrumental in
aiding the industry towards the requirement of skilled Researchers.. ARI
now offers virtual Executive Program in CDM designed for working
professionals/post-graduates/graduates and final year life science
students including medics and paramedics to enrich their knowledge
and skill set in data management principles and practices to increase
their job prospects and productivity.

The mode of learning is through LMS with a flexible duration of 3 – 6

months. This enables the candidates to widen their scope in specialized
niche areas of Clinical Data Management.

COURSE CONTENT
1. Introduction to Clinical Data Management
2. Basics of Clinical Data Management
3. Clinical Data Management Process
4. Clinical Data Management Standards
5. Clinical Data Management Systems
6. Introduction to Biostatistics
7. Training on EDC
Executive Program in Clinical Research Internship (EPCRI)
ARI has initiated this stand-alone F2F internship program at many of its
locations to provide hands-on training after a basic theoretical
knowledge in clinical Research. It gives opportunity to the candidate to
get a peek into live trial conduct and enables them to understand the
practical domain in a better way.
“Not Documented is Not Done” is the Clinical research saying. Learning
is incomplete without practicing.
In internship, it is the hands-on practice approach under the shadow of
an experienced research team that helps the candidate develop right
approach and learn the right attitude in taking research protocols
forward as a team. Internship is a focused training in relevant aspects of
clinical trial conduct from its initiation to completion, close out and
beyond.
While at ARI, interns learn to manage the documents that get generated
during the lifetime of a clinical trial, understand the importance of each
one of them. They also learn and practise timeline compliance as is the
need of this industry. With the established site offices at various ARI
centres, the EPCRI done at the site gives exhaustive and in depth
practical aspects to learn the clinical trial operations and to make the
candidates industry ready to take up jobs.

COURSE CONTENT
1. GCP revision
2. Current regulations - From Site and EC perspective
3. Pre-Trial activities
4. During trial activities
5. Post-Trial activities
6. Monitoring & audits
Executive Program in Clinical Research Project (EPCRP)
EPCRP hand holds the students to designing and conducting a research
proposal. It gives a practical exposure on the designing of the essential
documents which includes the project specifying the target population,
study design, Ethics Committee review process, screening and
recruitment, data variables, data collection and final analysis for the
report generation. In EPCRP, the candidate gets to design a protocol
right from scratch, design tools for data collection, clean and analyze
the data to compile the report.
EPCRP helps students to enhance their management skills, by leveraging
their individual strength, trains them to handle a clinical trial process
independently (under direct supervision) while ensuring ethical
practices throughout. This helps the young clinical research
professionals a sense of clinical trial operations and to manage a site
office in a nutshell.

COURSE CONTENT
1. Plan and identify research project
2. Preparation of study documents
3. Ethics Committee Review Process
4. Study Methodology & conduct of the study
5. Data collection, entry, compilation, cleaning
6. Data Analysis and preparation of TLG’s
7. Clinical Study Report & Manuscript Preparation
DIPLOMA PROGRAMS

The Diploma Programs in Clinical Research Course enables you to

equip with gaining knowledge and skills required for making a fruitful
career in various clinical research areas. The programs have been
designed in such a way to compliment your basic qualification and also
to help provide a basic platform to become a clinical research
professional in pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry.

Professional Diploma in Clinical Research

(PDCR)
Clinical Research education and training is a continuous process to
enhance the knowledge and skillset to gain thoroughness in clinical
trial operations and clinical trial management. Leveraging the 23 years
of experience in clinical research with over 320 years of the faculty’s
experience, ARI started a bridging diploma program - PDCR by
combining Executive program in clinical research(EPCR) with any one
course either from LMS or on site program. The candidates will go
through the programs followed by assessments and evaluations. The
PDCR certification will be provided only on completion of both the two
executive programs. This program provides flexible duration for
completion of the course which will be a boon to the working
professionals. Students can avail the option of choosing specialization
as per their interest.

COURSE DETAILS
EPCR + any one of the following courses
EPPVG (LMS)
EPMW (LMS)
EPCDM (LMS)
EPCRI (On-Site)
EPCRP (On-Site)
Advanced Professional Diploma in Clinical Research
(APDCR)
Clinical Research education and training is a continuous process to
enhance the knowledge and skillset to gain thoroughness in clinical trial
operations and clinical trial management. Leveraging the 23 years of
experience in clinical research with over 320 years of the faculty’s
experience, ARI started a bridging diploma program - APDCR by
combining Executive program in clinical research(EPCR) with any two
courses from the varied range of courses offered at ARI. The candidates
will go through the programs followed by assessments and evaluations.
The APDCR certification will be provided only on completion of all the
three executive programs. This program provides flexible duration for
completion of the course which will be a boon to the working
professionals. Students can avail the option of choosing specialization (s)
as per their interest.

COURSE DETAILS
EPCR + any two of the following courses
EPPVG (LMS)
EPMW (LMS)
EPCDM (LMS)
EPCRI (On-Site)
EPCRP (On-Site)
Advanced Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Research
(APGDCR)
Clinical research is important because it can lead to new discoveries and
innovations that can improve health and quality of life for people around
the world. Clinical research can also provide evidence-based
information that can help health care providers and patients make
informed decisions about their health care options.

Seeing the demand and supply gap in skilled Clinical Researchers,

Apollo Research and Innovations (ARI), had started an Advanced Post
Graduate Diploma in Clinical Research (APGDCR) in the year 2020. An
APGDCR course is a one-year combination program that can help
students gain more knowledge and skills in clinical research, and
prepare them for research or clinical trial careers. It is a complete
program exclusively intended to bridge a gap between the
academics and industry for the healthcare and life science professionals
looking to work in the forte of clinical trials

ARI has trained over 1000 clinical research aspirants for the past 17 years
from its centre’s located at Chennai, Ahmedabad, Delhi, and
Hyderabad. The students are placed in leading global/domestic CROs
and Pharmaceutical companies, KPOs, hospital sites, etc.,

There are many professions in various disciplines of clinical research

such as Pharmacovigilance, Medical Writing, Clinical Data
Management, that the students can pursue. If you are interested in
pursuing our advanced postgraduate diploma course, please check the
eligibility criteria, admission process, course structure, fee, and
duration of the program. An APGDCR course can be a valuable addition
to your academic profile and enhance your career prospects. Students
can avail the option of choosing specialization (s) as per their interest

COURSE DETAILS
EPCR + any three of the following courses
EPPVG (LMS)
EPMW (LMS)
EPCDM (LMS)
EPCRI (On-Site)
EPCRP (On-Site)
 Advanced Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Research
Regular (APGDCR-R)

Clinical research is important because it can lead to new discoveries

and innovations that can improve health and quality of life for people
around the world. Clinical research can also provide evidence-based
information that can help health care providers and patients make
informed decisions about their health care options.

Seeing the demand and supply gap in skilled Clinical Researchers,

Apollo Research and Innovations (ARI), had started an Advanced Post
Graduate Diploma in Clinical Research (APGDCR-R) in the year 2007.
An APGDCR course is a full-time one-year program that can help
students gain more knowledge and skills in clinical research, and
prepare them for research or clinical trial careers. It is a complete
program exclusively intended to bridge a gap between the academics
and industry for the healthcare and life science professionals looking to
work in the forte of clinical trials.

The program has a six months class room teaching by experienced

clinical research faculty and the entire drug discovery to development,
regulations, guidelines, ethics, operations, quality management, clinical
trial budgeting and finance, monitoring, audits, data management and
data analysis, medical writing, pharmacovigilance, etc. This is followed
by the hospital based internship for six months to get practical
exposure to a live clinical trial & mocks to ensure the candidates have
real life experience before joining a career in clinical research.

There are many professions in various disciplines of clinical research

such as Pharmacovigilance, Medical Writing, Clinical Data
Management, that the students can pursue. If you are interested in
pursuing our advanced postgraduate diploma course, please check the
eligibility criteria, admission process, course structure, fee, and
duration of the program. An APGDCR course can be a valuable addition
to your academic profile and enhance your career prospects.
Advanced Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Research
Regular (APGDCR-R)

COURSE CONTENT
1. Introduction to CR
2. Drug Discovery & Development
3. Ethics in Clinical Research
4. Regulations in Clinical Research
5. GCP
6. Research Methodology & Statistics
7. Clinical Trial Process
8. Clinical Trial Documents
9. Quality Management in Clinical Research
10. Medical Writing
11. Clinical Trial Finance and Budgeting
12. Clinical Data Management
13. Pharmacovigilance
14. Personality Development
15. Spl Type of studies

Students will get the extended exposure of faculty from across Apollo
Research and Innovations and experts from medical and devices
Industry.
The quarterly workshops and training programs will keep the students well
versed with the most recent developments happening in clinical research.
This is a bi-annual program with intakes every January and July
comprising of six months of class room teaching sessions followed by six
months internship at clinical trial sites of Apollo Research and
Innovations across Apollo Hospital centres Pan India.
ARI CR COURSES HIGHLIGHTS

GCP Training and Certification

ARI provides training sessions that cover the principles of
Good Clinical Practice, the conduct of clinical trials, and
the roles and responsibilities of various stakeholders
involved in clinical research.

Interactive Expert Talk

ARI Invites experienced professionals and subject matter
experts from the clinical research industry to deliver
lectures and presentations. These sessions help students
understand the practical challenges and decision-making
processes involved in clinical research.

Placement Assistance
ARI offers students professional guidance and support to
help them build successful careers by providing resume
feedback, interview preparation and career counselling.

Informative Webinar Sessions

ARI conducts frequent informative webinar session through
which the participants learn about the latest trends, best
practices, and key insights to enhance thier knowledge and
skills in clinical research field
ADMISSION PROCESS - Online/ On-Site/ Regular / Hybrid
Programs

01
Fill the Apply by filling a simple application form-
Application Form https://www.apolloari.com/application-
form.php

02 Get
shortlisted
Candidates will be shortlisted
based on application submitted

03
Acceptance letter will be rolled out to
Pay and join the the selected few candidates. Secure
course your seat by paying the admission fee

ADMISSION PROCESS - LMS PROGRAMS

01 Click the Link

and Register
Apply here -
https://apolloari.graphy.com/

02 Select the course

of choice

03 Pay and join the

course
Course availability after completion
will be upto 6 months on LMS
STUDENT REVIEWS

Ms. Ameetha Prabhu

PDCR 2024

The online classes were very beneficial and gave me a clear understanding
about clinical trials, pharmacovigilance and clinical data management. I
would highly recommend all students, who want to pursue their career in
clinical research to join the program

Ms. Thendral Arunkumar

PDCR 2024

The clinical research internship provided me with valuable insights and

hands-on experience in various aspects of conducting trials. I gained
practical knowledge in coordinating trials and I am thankful for the
opportunity, which has undoubtedly contributed to my growth in the field
of clinical research

Ms. Aswathy M N
APDCR 2024

The APDCR program that I enrolled for offered a dynamic blend of theory
and practice by engaging the students in workshops and seminars. This
course provided invaluable knowledge and skills for professionals seeking
to excel in the field

Mr. Saveen Raj Sunkari

PDCR 2024

I have done my Professional diploma in clinical research from ARI. This

program was extremely helpful for me to upskill my self in clinical
research domain. I thank all my trainers and teachers. Thank you ARI.
 For further details, contact

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