Frequently asked questions about the Summer and Winter NCRT

You’ve got questions. We’ve got answers.

Are these courses suitable for beginners?

Yes, the training starts from the Zero level and builds your knowledge and skills overtime to the advanced levels.

What are the course formats of the full NCRT training?

LIVE ZOOM LECTURES + RECORDED ZOOM LECTURES
 

-> 9 Live Zoom Lectures distributed for 4 weeks. The live lecture takes 2 hours (discussion, questions, and revision)

-> More than 250 hours of recorded lectures of the past 3 years: Summer 2019, Winter 2020, Summer 2020, Winter 2021, Summer 2021, and Winter 2022

PLUS -> You get access to the most organized and comprehensive  version of the training (Summer 2022) available at learn.negida.com. Within 48 hours from your registration, the course coordinator will enroll you in the learn.negida.com. DO NOT RE-REGISTER and DO NOT PAY THE FEES AGAIN. You register once and you get access to both website systems. 

If I miss a live lecture on Zoom, can I get the lecture recorded?

Yes, within 1-3 hours after the live zoom lecture, all course participants receive a link to the recorded version. 

Is the training suitable for beginners?

Yes, the training starts from the beginner "ZERO" level and builds your skills towards the advanced "HERO" level.

Can I take one or two course only?

Yes, you can subscribe to the full training (all the 5 courses) or subscribe to specific courses only, see the course catalog here.

After I complete the training, will I become able to do and publish research?

Yes, this training provides you with all the basic foundation of clinical research skills that enable you from designing, conducting, writing, and publishing a clinical research project.

Please, note that doing and publishing a research paper may take about 1-2 years, therefore, the training itself does not guarantee or equate a research publication. The training makes you qualified to do and publish research. More than 50% of people who joined our courses and completed them till the end have already published in international peer-reviewed journals. Further, most participants join Dr. Negida's team and participate actively in research projects and publish.

Can I rely on the recorded videos only?

Yes, most participants reported that the recorded videos are enough to get the required information. 

BUT participants live to join the live lecture to enjoy more by participating in the active discussion, joining the workshop activities, and making a simulation project (which might be published!).

If you have a problem with timing, you can study the recorded videos only. If you do not have a time problem, we encourage you to join the live lectures too!

Is there a simulation project during the course?

Yes, there are two simulation projects that we encourage the participants to undertake. Both projects are proposed and chosen by the participants, not Dr. Negida or the instructors. The first project is a primary research project proposal (you can conduct it after the course). The second project is a systematic review and meta-analysis paper (you can continue the work after the course).

After the course, can I join the research team of Dr. Negida and work with him?

Yes, all participants who take the full training (5 courses) are invited to submit the membership form and are added to the MRGE team group and meetings within 30 days after completing the course.

After the course, can I contact Dr. Negida for inquiries?

Yes, Dr. Negida responds to inquiries from the course participants via his email (the Gmail one) or via the course WhatsApp group.

Do you offer certificates?

Yes, we give a statement of participation after you finalize all the course content, mark them as "complete", and pass the quiz, you will be able to download your digital certificate with a unique ID code for verification.

The courses do not grant any credit hours.

I do not have PayPal, are there alternative methods to register for the courses?

Yes, fill out this registration form (http://research.negida.com/online) and the course coordinator will contact you. Follow the instructions sent to your email.

How long will the course material become available for participants?

We guarantee that participants will have all the course materials and videos available for at least 1-2 years after the course. For example, participants who took our courses in Summer 2019 still have access to the course updates and can attend new lectures until now. We do not revoke access to the course material except in the cases of privacy violations.

What is your refund policy?

BEFORE THE COURSE
You can always request to be unrolled from the training and get 100% refund before the course start date. 

DURING THE COURSE
After the course has started, you can only request unenrollment and partial refund (50% of the fees). First, our team will check your activity log on the system to ensure you have not downloaded or completed the course material, then they will issue the partial refund.

AFTER THE COURSE
It is not possible to request a refund after the course.

** Note that if you signed up for the course Winter X or Summer X then, postpone the course from year X to year X+1, then your refund conditions apply to the first course dates that you registered.

** Refund requests should be emailed to ncrt@negida.com and payment@negida.com together.