POST GRADUATE PROGRAM IN CLINICAL RESEARCH & PHARMACOVIGILANCE

ICRI and Accenture Collaborative program

August 2010
 ICRI
 Established in the year 2004
 India’s first Clinical Research Institute
 6 Campuses in India & 2 overseas
 World’s largest Clinical Research institute and pioneers.
 Over 6,000 Alumni.
 Student base expanded from 99 in 2004 to 6,000 plus in 2009
 100 full time faculty and over 300 visiting faculty from Industry &
Academia
 Group Activities

Education in Clinical Publication &

Research & Corporate Training
Healthcare in India (ICRI)
(ICRI)

National & International

Conferences
(ICRI)
Education in Clinical
Research outside India
(Group Associates)
ICRI
Education in Logistics,
Hospaitality & Tourism
(Group Company)
Education in Business &
Communication Studies
(Group Associate)

Clinical Research Services

Services relating to
(Group Company)
Medical Tourism
(Group Company)
 Growth Milestones
Single campus with 99 students
2004
Second campus in ?Mumbai-introduced more programs
2005
Started M.SC in Clinical Research from Cranfield Unversity UK
2005
Opened a campus in Bangalore
2006
2006 Number of students crossed ‘1000’mark

2006 Number of students crossed ‘1500”.

2007 Started PG Diploma in Clinical Data Management
2007 Started PG Diploma in QA & Audit course and BD course

2007 Opened 5th centre in Ahmedabad

Course in PharmacoVigilance, clinical trail management ,Advance CR
2007
2008 6th Centre opened in Hyderabad

2008 Number of students crossed ‘2000’ mark

2008 M. Sc from Prist University launched
2008 Started MBA in Healthcare
.
2008 Launched Part time courses including Exe MBA Healthcare Mgt., PG in Healthcare Mgt.
2009 Started UK & Singapore operations.
2009 Tied up with MUSC for US courses.
2010 Tied up with Accenture for delivering joint clinical research program.
ICRI India Campuses
 Courses at ICRI
Educational Programs offered currently at ICRI & ICRI Health:

Full time
 MSc in Clinical Research, CU UK
 Master of Science in Clinical Research , MUSC USA
 Advanced Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Research ICRI
 MBA in Hospital Operations management/medical tourism MUSC & PRIST

Part Time
 PG Diploma in Clinical Research
 PG Diploma in Healthcare Management
 Executive MBA in Healthcare Management
 PG Diploma in Clinical Data Management
 PG Diploma in Clinical Trial Management
 PG Diploma in Pharmacovigilance
 PG Certificate in Clinical Research for Nurses
 Certificate in Clinical Research for Nurses
 PG Diploma in Clinical Research specialization in Business Development
 PG Diploma in Clinical Research Specialization in Quality Assurance and Audit
 PGD in Health Care Management
 Executive MBA in Health Care Management
 
 Conferences
 ICRI First Annual Conference (2004) ,New Delhi
- hosted by the Union Minister for health and Family welfare Govt. of India
-250 industry and academia delegates

 ICRI Second Annual Conference (2005), Mumbai

-With Sponsorship from Department of biotechnology, Govt. of India
-About 300 industry and academia delegates

 ICRI Third Annual Conference (2007), Bangalore

-In Association with World Health Organization, Geneva & Department of
Biotechnology, Govt. of India
-About 278 industry and academia delegates

 ICRI International Conference 2006, 2007 & 2008, Mumbai

-About 300 industry and Academia delegates from India and abroad
 India’s first-ever book on Clinical Research
‘Basic Principles of Clinical Research and Methodology’

The release of India’s first ever comprehensive book on Clinical Research entitled ‘Basic Principles
of Clinical Research & Methodology’ edited by Dr S K Gupta, in presence of Dr N K Ganguly, Dr
Neelima Kshirsagar, Dr Laxman Prasad and the entire congregation.
PARTNERS
UK University Partner
Cranfield University-
ICRI India campuses partner
 Ranked in the top 10 research based universities by times higher education
 Europe’s largest academic centre for strategic and applied research.
 Largest student pool for Post graduates in life sciences
 Faculty and student exchange Programme between Cranfield and ICRI
(MSc. Programme)
 Monthly visits of Cranfield University faculty to ICR I campuses in India
 Students undertake Industrial training in India or U.K.
 Quality Assurance Audits Annually at all ICRI campuses
Cranfield: A University with a Difference

It is the UK’s only totally postgraduate university

Postgraduate
Postgraduate 11%
100%
Undergraduate
89%

Cranfield University Average of all other UK

universities
US University Partner
Medical University Of South Carolina-
ICRI & ICRI Global Research campuses partner

 Established in 1824
 10th largest state medical university in USA
 MUSC covers 4 teaching hospitals
 Rated amongst top 5 in heart & cardiovascular facilities in USA
 Named one of USA’s best hospitals for the 12th consecutive year
 Offer joint programmes in clinical research and hospital administration.
 Both programmes considered best in U.S.A.
 First medical school in southern united states
 the largest employer in South Carolina
 In clinical research for the last 30 years
 Library consisting of 2,00,000 bound volumes & 12,600 E-journals subscriptions.
ICRI Global Research
Services
 Global education
 Clinical trials (SMO/CRO)
 Medical tourism
 Consultancy

Locations
 Singapore - ICRI Centre for life sciences & professional Management Pte
 UK - ICRI Global Research (Milton Keynes)
 India - IRL Research Pvt. Ltd
 Bangladesh - ICRI Bangladesh Ltd.

Accreditation
The following bodies/organisations have accredited the ICRI Global Research Facilities and courses (as
appropriate) within the UK
 British Accreditation Council
 UKBA (UK Border agency)
 The Institute of Clinical Research UK
 Ministry of Education, Singapore- Singapore
UK & Singapore Facilities
UK Simulator Unit
Courses UK & Singapore
ICRI Global Research – Courses Offered in Singapore Campus

Course Full or Part-Time Length of Programme Awarding body

MS in Clinical Research Full-Time Two Years Medical University of
(MSCR) South Carolina, USA

Masters in Hospital Full-Time Two Years Medical University of

Administration (MHA) South Carolina, USA

PgDip Global Clinical Full or Part Time One Year (FT) ICRI Global Research
Trials Management Two Year (PT) accredited by Institute
of Clinical Research (UK)

Certificate in European Full-Time One Month ICRI Global Research

Clinical Trials
Management &
Regulatory Affairs

Course Full or Part-Time Length of Programme Awarding body

MS in Clinical Research Full-Time Two Years Medical University of
(MSCR) South Carolina, USA

Masters in Hospital Full-Time Two Years Medical University of

Administration (MHA) South Carolina, USA
 ICRI
Achieved
99% placement
&
5000 of its students
are working in
more than 250 companies
ICRI Student Placement
Companies
Global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing
company

 US$21.58 billion company

Employees: More than 190,000 (including 4,500 senior executives)

 Offices and operations in more than 200 cities in 52 countries

The Financial Times FT 500, an annual snapshot of the world's largest

companies, has included Accenture for six years (2005-10)

Accenture was identified as a top 20 highest performing tech company

in the 2009 BusinessWeek Info Tech 100 for the third year in a row
(2006-09)
Ranking the world's largest public companies,
Accenture has consistently been in the top quartile of
the Forbes Global 2000, with inclusion in the Software
and Services category in 2008 and 2009.
For the third consecutive year, the International
Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP)
named Accenture as the No. 1 outsourcing service
provider on the Global Outsourcing 100 List.
In 2009, 2008 and 2007, Accenture was included in the
Forbes Platinum 400: America's Best Big Companies
Accenture & ICRI Collaboration
 Accenture-ICRI Partnership-A Snapshot
 ICRI is the Country's premier Clinical Research Institute which is exclusively
focused on specialized Clinical Research Programmes.
 Accenture and ICRI has jointly developed a Pharmacovigilance program
customised to meet Accenture’s requirements.
 At the completion of the Program a joint certification from ICRI and Accenture
shall be given to the students who have successfully completed the necessary
Program
 Accenture shall review the Program content and provide feedback to ICRI on
how to improve the effectiveness of the courses and to jointly develop new
courses with inputs from Accenture
 Accenture shall support ICRI in developing course content to meet the criteria’s
as set forth by Accenture. Accenture would provide Subject matter expertise and
support ICRI on select content delivery as guest lecturers
 Accenture- ICRI joint certified PG Program
 Course Name- Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Research and
Pharmacovigilance
 Duration- 6 Months( 360 hrs -Practical + Theoretical sessions) full time or 12
Months part time
 Eligibility- Graduates and postgraduates in medicine, dentistry,
Pharmacy and life sciences
 Locations- Bangalore, Delhi, & Mumbai
 Eligibility- Graduates and postgraduates in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy and life
sciences
 Certification- Joint Certification (ICRI-Accenture)

 Course Fee- Rs. 2.5 Lacs

 Application Fee- Rs. 1000

 Course start date- 4th Oct 2010

 What is Pharmacovigilance
Pharmacovigilance (PV) is the pharmacological
science relating to the detection, assessment,
understanding and prevention of adverse effects,
particularly long term and short term side effects of
medicines.
The monitoring and assessing of responses to
pharmaceuticals to detect and prevent adverse effects
 Why Pharmacovigilance
"Regulatory bodies such as the Food & Drug
Administration (FDA) and European Medicines Agency
(EMEA) are intensifying safety regulations, thereby
boosting the adoption rates of pharmacovigilance systems
by pharmaceutical companies,“

The need to operate in a cost-effective way is inducing

pharmaceutical companies to outsource/offshore their
pharmacovigilance operations."

Companies in Pharmacovigilance- Accenture, Wipro,

Cognizant, TCS, HCL etc
 Pharmacovigilance market

The world pharmacovigilance market was worth $1859.9

million in 2008 and is estimated to reach $2252.2 million
in 2015

- Source Frost & Sullivan

Course structure
 Benefits of Program
Accenture
Recruitment with required skill sets
Cut down on induction /training period
Industry ready employees
Manpower projections in advance for future projects
Retention
ICRI
Bridge the gap from campus to corporate
Opportunity to build platform for students to provide excellent
gateway to enter in corporate world and become productive right from
first day/first hour
Students
Joint Industry Academia program
Curriculum as per the requirement of the industry
Excellent opportunity for industry entry
Focused career guidance
Clear Career path
 Career Path
Head/CEO/COO

Team lead or Team manager

Aggregate report scientist

DSS (Drug Safety Scientist)

DSA ( Drug Safety

Associate)
 JOB DESCRIPTION
 DSA ( Drug Safety Associate ):
Job description - DSA are mainly involved in case creation, checking
for Minimum safety information – a patient, a reporter, a suspect drug
and a adverse event ), reconciliation and follow-up process, data entry
of all information available in the document and medical coding
 DSS (Drug Safety Scientist).:
Job Description: Medical coding, narrative and scientific writing, good
understanding of medical terms and basic understanding of regulatory
affairs, ICH-GCP and compliance etc). Once you have good narrative
writing experience you can do it on a larger frame, moving from
individual cases you can do writing for PSUR and PADER and as well
as becoming a Aggregate report scientist.

 Team lead or Team manager :

With a a overall of 7 -10 years experience in this position you can
easily become a Team lead or Team manager based on the company.
 SUMMARY
What are the outcomes of the program-

 You will be working in an MNC- Accenture

 Designation- Drug Safety Associate (DCA)
 Salary :Medicos- 3.5 Lacs +Non Medicos – 2.5 lacs +
 Terms and conditions
 Neither ICRI nor Accenture guarantee a job. It is
purely based on the performance of the student and
successful completion of the course.
 Candidates should have finished the course
successfully
 Candidate should match the qualification and
capability to the job profile
 Candidate need to successfully pass the evaluation
and interview that Accenture would conduct