My Story,
Mission, and Vision
​At ClinIQ Academy, everything starts with a simple goal: making clinical research training accessible, affordable, and approachable.
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My Mission is to equip students, faculty, staff, research sites, and sponsors with training anchored in regulations, best practices, and published standards — training that’s practical, digestible, and immediately useful in day-to-day research.
My Vision is to encourage the next generation of research professionals to feel confident and capable, helping foster a culture of high-quality, ethical research.
How It All Started
For years, I’ve had the privilege of mentoring students and new professionals in clinical research — helping them navigate study design, ethics, and the hands-on skills needed to succeed. Along the way, I also looked for ways to deepen my own knowledge. What I found were expensive memberships, high-cost courses, and lengthy career-track programs that didn’t fit what I needed. Sometimes I just wanted to learn about a specific topic — without committing to a six-week program or breaking the budget.
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I’ve also been in the position of starting a study and feeling the pressure of getting every detail right, while working with sites that were stretched thin and struggling to complete hours of required training. And like many, I’ve spent late nights searching for guidance — only to feel overwhelmed trying to sort out which regulations applied and what they really meant for the work in front of me.
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These experiences showed me how eager people are to learn and participate in clinical research, but also how difficult it can be to find training that is clear, affordable, and practical for busy lives. Those lessons — both my own and those I’ve witnessed in others — are what inspired me to create ClinIQ Academy.
My Approach
With ClinIQ Academy
​​My goal is simple: to remove barriers and provide training that is practical, clear, and easy to use in day-to-day research. Whether it’s a quick-reference guide, a short microlearning session, or a focused course, every resource is built on official regulations, industry best practices, and published standards.
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By breaking down requirements into digestible, real-world tools, ClinIQ Academy supports students, faculty, staff, research sites, and sponsors in building confidence with compliance — so they can focus on what truly matters: conducting high-quality, ethical research.
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I also offer customization services to adapt SOPs, protocols, and requirements into clear trainings and quick sheets that fit seamlessly into the way teams already work.
Walking This
Path Together
I’m still working in clinical research, which means I’m walking this journey right alongside you. I don’t claim to have all the answers — but I’ve learned how to take complex requirements and explain them in ways that feel easier to follow and apply.
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My goal is to share what I know in practical, approachable ways — so whether you’re a student, a faculty member, a site coordinator, or a sponsor, you have tools that help you move forward with more clarity and confidence.
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Welcome to ClinIQ Academy! Let’s walk this path to clinical research confidence together.
~Emily Drake, MS
Have a question or an idea/topic for a future course?
​​Email me at cliniqacademy@gmail.com — I’d love to hear from you.