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Therapeutic Area Preceptorship Program Overview

Developed by Summit Clinical Research, this immersive, hands-on program offers a real-world understanding of disease state and clinical trials — through the lens of patients, site staff, clinicians, and therapeutic experts.

It is designed to deepen knowledge across three key dimensions:
Therapeutic area relevance, operational execution, and scientific context.

What’s Included

Learner-Centered Instruction

Features educational sessions led by experts in the therapeutic area, clinical trial design, and patient engagement.

Site Rotation & Tours

Experience the workflow of a clinical site with guided tours and firsthand exposure to tools, modalities, and data collection

Patient Journey Panels

Listen directly to real patients and caregivers as they share their experiences navigating diagnosis, treatment, and research participation.

Custom Workshops

Breakout sessions tailored to therapeutic, scientific, and operational needs — featuring tools like cognitive testing for Alzheimer’s, device training for diabetes, or imaging modalities for liver disease.

Therapeutic Areas We Serve

The program structure remains consistent, but each experience is tailored to your disease state.

Endocrinology

Hepatology

Neurology

Gastroenterology

Obesity

Cardiometabolic

Disorders

Why it Matters

Most sponsor teams don’t see what happens on the ground — the challenges faced by site staff, the real needs of patients, or how protocol decisions impact workflows.

This program is designed to:

  • Build empathy through exposure to the patient voice.
  • Improve operational planning and feasibility insights.
  • Strengthen cross-functional understanding.
  • Enhance trial design from the front lines.

Why Summit

This program was developed by Summit Clinical Research to deliver a unique, immersive experience rooted in real-world insights. It has consistently driven measurable improvements in operational understanding, stakeholder engagement, and research alignment.

We bring:

  • A proprietary framework with built-in flexibility to meet the needs of participants*
  • A curated network of experts and clinical partners
  • Experience across multiple indications and study phases

Interested in learning more about our clinical research support services?