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CPR 2008 Elections

The Secretary of the Council on Professional Registration is pleased to report the results of the election of officers to serve on the Council on Professional Registration for 2008. The results are as follows:

• Chair-Elect: Cheryl L Bissey-Black RN, RQAP-GCP, UCB Pharma, Inc
• Secretary: Barbara B Randolph RQAP-GLP, Biotechnical Services, Inc
• GCP Member-at-Large: Danna K Carver RN, RQAP-GCP, C&C Consulting

With this strong new leadership, and the excellent foundation put in place by the previous leadership, we can all look forward to the continued success of our Professional Registration Program.

On behalf of all RQAPs, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who have given so much time to this program over the past years. We are grateful to each of you, the leaders in the past, those of you who are stepping forward now, and those who will do so in the future.

Congratulations and thanks to one and all.

Welcome to the Council on Professional Registration web page!

The Council on Professional Registration (Council) oversees the writing and administration of the GLP and GCP Quality Assurance Professional Registry Examinations, the notification of exam results to candidates, and the re-registration of Registrants. The Council consists of a Chair, Past-chair, Chair-elect and Secretary. All members of the Council are Registered Quality Assurance Professionals (Registrants) and are elected by those individuals who also are Registrants.

From this page you can access the Candidate Handbooks, Study References, and Re-registration information. You can also find the current members of the Council, a current listing of Registrants, and Council SOPs. The mission statement and goals of the Council are also listed on this page.

Becoming a Registered Quality Assurance Professional in GLP (RQAP-GLP) shows a basic competency and knowledge of the FDA, EPA and OECD GLPs. Similarly, becoming a RQAP-GCP shows a basic competency and knowledge of the US, Canadian, and EU laws, regulations, policies, and guidance documents applicable to professional practice as a clinical quality assurance professional.
Surveys suggest that various benefits may accrue to the individual who is credentialed as a RQAP. In order to make these benefits available to the widest range of professionals, this voluntary program is not restricted solely to SQA members, but is open to any person who meets the examination requirements and maintains registration.

The QA Professional Registration Program will achieve two significant milestones in 2007 - the 10-year anniversary of the RQAP-GLP examination and the initial administration of the RQAP-GCP examination. These milestones signify the importance of this program in promoting high professional standards within the QA profession.

Thank you to the many volunteers within the QA community who have or are presently contributing their expertise to developing and sustaining the QA Professional Registration Program.
If you have any questions please contact:
Guy Gardner RQAP-GLP
Council on Professional Registration – Chair
Email: guy.h.gardner@gsk.com
Phone: 919-483-5445

Overview and Historical Perspective

Volunteers serving on the Council on Professional Registration (CPR), as well as many other participants from SQA, have invested thousands of hours and funds from personal and employer resources to investigate the utility and feasibility of professional registration in quality assurance disciplines.

The examination for professional registration in GLP (Good Laboratory Practice) quality assurance has been administered annually since the first examination was administered in 1997.  The exam has included OECD GLPs since 2003.  For more information on the development of the RQAP-GLP registration process, please see our brief Professional Registration Slide Show.  For information on becoming a Registered Quality Assurance Professional in GLP, please go to the RQAP-GLP Examination page.

To move forward, volunteers serving on the Clinical Specialty Section and on the CPR have recently invested the hours and resources necessary to develop an examination for professional registration in GCP (Good Clinical Practice) quality assurance.  The RQAP-GCP examination was offered for the first time in 2007.  For more information, please go to the RQAP-GCP Examination page.

SQA collaborates with Applied Measurement Professionals, Inc. (AMP) to analyze the quality assurance profession and to develop registration examinations.  This process represents a significant effort by SQA to promote high professional standards throughout the quality assurance profession, as envisioned in SQA's Bylaws.  Becoming a registered quality assurance professional demonstrates in individual’s commitment to these high professional standards.  This voluntary program is not restricted to SQA members, but is open to any person meeting the requirements to take the examination and maintain registration.