When it comes to handling clinical research I think it is a necessity to have some sort of clinical background or to have undergone a period of clinical training and observation before you can be in a clinical setting. As discussed in the lectures there are a number of adverse events and effects that can happen to the patients in the study. The Clinical researcher should have some experience in handling similar events or knowing how to learn about handling such events so as to protect and assist the volunteers. Also, when dealing in a hospital setting you have to be used to the environment, knowing the daily practices and routines that occur and knowing how to communicate with other doctors and medical professionals in the clinical experiment. In addition, being able to fully understand what the patient is trying to describe to you is important. If you have no experience you may not know what the patient is even talking about when they are describing how they feel, you may not know what are the right questions and follow up questions to ask, and you may not record the proper information for the study.