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Why is it required that students don’t get paid for clinical trials?
Why is it required that students don’t get paid when clinical trials start? It’s 6 months of dedicating our time and gas which will lead us to not having an open schedule to get a job that does pay us so why can’t we as students get paid for clinical?
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You raise a good point about the amount of time and resources that are required for clinical placements! Unfortunately, clinical trials are considered part of your education and not a formal employment position. The idea is that you're there to learn, and not to formally provide labor. However, in practice you end up doing both! As a student, you work under supervision and are not licensed to practice and 'bill' independently. Programs also discourage or prohibit payment in order to keep the focus on your learning. If you received payment, then you may end up focusing on service provision, which could negatively impact on your educational experience. Many healthcare institutions ofen struggle to make ends meet, and integrating students into unpaid placements in their system can cost them significant time and money. Paying students could make these models unfeasible, and they may also depend on students doing unpaid work to keep going! Although it can feel frustrating, clinical placements give you hands-on experience that may open doors to future employment opportunities.