What are the Benefits of Professional Certification?

What are the Benefits of Professional Certification?

The benefits of being certified are consistent with SCDM's mission of advancing the professionalism of Clinical Data Management. The SCDM is committed to the advancement of our discipline through education, publication of best practices, enforcing codes of conduct and through certification. The certified professional distinguishes himself or herself publicly as an individual who has attained a qualifying level of competency from those that have not. Moreover, certification provides a vehicle for professional development. Like obtaining a degree or advanced training, achieving professional certification is a personal decision that each CDM should actively make. Certification decisions should be part of your professional career development decisions. The certified CDM will be able to apply the certification mark CCDM after their names on their business cards and correspondence.

Will industry recognize certification?
SCDM is promoting recognition of certification within industry by educating and encouraging its members to develop a policy within their companies for supporting professional certification of its CDMs. Discussions about the certification 's process and its value have been a frequent topic at our conferences. Like the decision to become certified, how individual companies choose to formally recognize a CDM 's certification status is a decision that each company must make.

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