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Retooling institutional support infrastructure for clinical research.

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Snyder, DC; Brouwer, RN; Ennis, CL; Spangler, LL; Ainsworth, TL; Budinger, S; Mullen, C; Hawley, J; Uhlenbrauck, G; Stacy, M
Published in: Contemporary clinical trials
May 2016

Clinical research activities at academic medical centers are challenging to oversee. Without effective research administration, a continually evolving set of regulatory and institutional requirements can divert investigator and study team attention away from a focus on scientific gain, study conduct, and patient safety. However, even when the need for research administration is recognized, there can be struggles over what form it should take. Central research administration may be viewed negatively, with individual groups preferring to maintain autonomy over processes. Conversely, a proliferation of individualized approaches across an institution can create inefficiencies or invite risk. This article describes experiences establishing a unified research support office at the Duke University School of Medicine based on a framework of customer support. The Duke Office of Clinical Research was formed in 2012 with a vision that research administration at academic medical centers should help clinical investigators navigate the complex research environment and operationalize research ideas. The office provides an array of services that have received high satisfaction ratings. The authors describe the ongoing culture change necessary for success of the unified research support office. Lessons learned from implementation of the Duke Office of Clinical Research may serve as a model for other institutions undergoing a similar transition.

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Contemporary clinical trials

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EISSN

1559-2030

ISSN

1551-7144

Publication Date

May 2016

Volume

48

Start / End Page

139 / 145

Related Subject Headings

  • Staff Development
  • Public Health
  • Humans
  • General Clinical Medicine
  • Ethics Committees, Research
  • Biomedical Research
  • Academic Medical Centers
  • 42 Health sciences
  • 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences
  • 11 Medical and Health Sciences
 

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Snyder, D. C., Brouwer, R. N., Ennis, C. L., Spangler, L. L., Ainsworth, T. L., Budinger, S., … Stacy, M. (2016). Retooling institutional support infrastructure for clinical research. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 48, 139–145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2016.04.010
Snyder, Denise C., Rebecca N. Brouwer, Cory L. Ennis, Lindsey L. Spangler, Terry L. Ainsworth, Susan Budinger, Catherine Mullen, Jeffrey Hawley, Gina Uhlenbrauck, and Mark Stacy. “Retooling institutional support infrastructure for clinical research.Contemporary Clinical Trials 48 (May 2016): 139–45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2016.04.010.
Snyder DC, Brouwer RN, Ennis CL, Spangler LL, Ainsworth TL, Budinger S, et al. Retooling institutional support infrastructure for clinical research. Contemporary clinical trials. 2016 May;48:139–45.
Snyder, Denise C., et al. “Retooling institutional support infrastructure for clinical research.Contemporary Clinical Trials, vol. 48, May 2016, pp. 139–45. Epmc, doi:10.1016/j.cct.2016.04.010.
Snyder DC, Brouwer RN, Ennis CL, Spangler LL, Ainsworth TL, Budinger S, Mullen C, Hawley J, Uhlenbrauck G, Stacy M. Retooling institutional support infrastructure for clinical research. Contemporary clinical trials. 2016 May;48:139–145.
Journal cover image

Published In

Contemporary clinical trials

DOI

EISSN

1559-2030

ISSN

1551-7144

Publication Date

May 2016

Volume

48

Start / End Page

139 / 145

Related Subject Headings

  • Staff Development
  • Public Health
  • Humans
  • General Clinical Medicine
  • Ethics Committees, Research
  • Biomedical Research
  • Academic Medical Centers
  • 42 Health sciences
  • 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences
  • 11 Medical and Health Sciences