Office of Clinical and Translational Research

The Atrium Health Office of Clinical and Translational Research is part of the Division of Therapeutic Research and Development (TRD).

The duties of the Office of Clinical and Translational Research are:

• Provide administrative oversight of all aspects of clinical research.
• Provide contract review and overview of budget finalization.
• Participate in developing and conducting clinical research education programs for investigators, research support staff and allied facilities.
• Assist in quality management activities consisting of coordination of TJC issues, development and implementation of Standard Operating Procedures, development and implementation of a Quality Assurance/Monitoring Program and coordinates Research Compliance Plan and HIPAA Privacy/Security Program for Clinical Research in collaboration with Atrium Health Department of Corporate Compliance.
• Assure that good clinical practices are followed in the conduct of clinical research.
• Assist with study recruitment through industry networking, institutional marketing and collaboration with other academic institutions.
• Support research personnel with Human Resource issues, acting as a resource and adviser to Human Resources and site personnel.
• Support professional growth and development through support of training and continuing education of research staff.
• Provide administrative oversight via the Institutional Review Board (IRB) Office, IACUC/ IBC/ Cannon Safety Committee Coordination, Contract Specialists and Laboratory Coordinator

For additional information about research participants' rights, information on research participation, or other research services, please review this document (pdf)

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