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Meeting to form a Charleston Chapter of the ACRP to be held April 1  Efforts to form a Charleston Chapter of the Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) are currently underway at MUSC.  Chapter membership is open to all clinical research professionals at MUSC as well as the research community. The next chapter meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m., April 1, in room 336 of the north tower.  The ACRP is an international professional organization with more than17,000 members, sponsoring regular meetings, conferences, educational sessions, certification programs, and forum activities.  Membership benefits include a variety of opportunities for clinical research professionals to improve relevant skills and expertise for clinical research coordinators, clinical research associates, clinical research investigators, project managers, and others.  Professional certifications are also available through the ACRP including preparatory courses and examinations for CRCs, CRAs and CRIs. The closest location for the next preparatory course review is scheduled in Alexandria, Va., on July 27.  For additional information about the ACRP national organization and more details about the certification process, the official ACRP Web site can be accessed at http://www.acrpnet.org/index_fl.html.  For information, contact Paulette MacDougall at 792-3542 or macdop@musc.edu.   Friday, March 26, 2004 Catalyst Online is published weekly, updated as needed and improved from time to time by the MUSC Office of Public Relations for the faculty, employees and students of the Medical University of South Carolina. Catalyst Online editor, Kim Draughn, can be reached at 792-4107 or by email, catalyst@musc.edu. Editorial copy can be submitted to Catalyst Online and to The Catalyst in print by fax, 792-6723, or by email to petersnd@musc.edu or catalyst@musc.edu. To place an ad in The Catalyst hardcopy, call Community Press at 849-1778.