Learning about clinical trials can give you a wide-reaching understanding of the healthcare process and the steps that medical researchers take to test new drugs to use on our population. You will learn valuable insights into the four main phases that new drugs are tested before receiving approval from the FDA.
Clinical trials are important to learn as you will discover new facts of how, in some cases, clinical trials may be sponsored by pharmaceutical companies, government medical centers, or federal agencies like the National Institute of Health (NIH) or the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). If you have a strong interest in finding new cures for diseases, you can participate in clinical trials offered in your local town or city.