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Willis eCOA · Rater training

Rater training and certification

When it comes to CNS trials, endpoint quality is only as good as the rating staff. With Willis eCOA, raters pass through engaging courses and evaluations to get their certification. A self-guided process removes all administrative burden, making rater onboarding quick and seamless.

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Experience captured in rater profiles

Site staff maintain user profiles that hold their education history, clinical experience, and record of administering scales. During onboarding, Willis automatically queries rater profiles against sponsor-defined minimum experience criteria to ensure they meet study requirements.

User profile page showing education, licensure, languages, and population experience table.

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Training using world-class courses

Raters are automatically assigned training for their designated scales. All our training content is developed by clinical subject matter experts through peer review. The content is then packaged into beautiful, engaging courses available directly in the platform.

Course preview: Illustration of a person in a white coat balancing on a tightrope against a blue sky with clouds and birds.

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Evaluation using virtual patients

Raters are assessed not just on their ability to accurately score pre-recorded interviews, but on their ability to administer them. Every rater must pass an interview evaluation, where they administer the assigned scale on a clinically validated, AI-powered virtual patient.

Interview evaluation results showing session details, scores for MADRS items, and clinician feedback.

Introducing

The Study Staff page

The Study Staff page gives sites, CROs, and sponsors a shared, live view of every rater, their assigned scales, and their certification status. Because everyone accesses the same real-time data, there is no confusion about who is trained, certified, and ready to rate.

Table listing study staff with site ID, site name, role, contact, certification, and last active date details.

How Willis eCOA rater training and certification stacks up

Legacy vendors
Rater onboarding and certification
Reliance on vendor
Self-guided
Rater experience surveying
Redundant surveys
Single rater profile
Delivery of rater training
Static presentations
Interactive and engaging courses
Rater competency evaluation
Static scoring exercises
Virtual patient interviews
Visibility into certification status
Manual spreadsheet reports
Live Study Staff page
Cross-study training transfer
Manual, if supported
Automatic by default
Third-party training management
Manual handling
Integrated into rater profile

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