The Academic Office of Clinical Trials provides leadership for clinical trials operations and provides new and experienced investigators with staff resources to maximize Methodist’s ability to conduct innovative clinical research.
Goals
- To provide investigators with experienced and certified research coordinators and regulatory personnel to support internally and externally sponsored clinical research
- To serve as a liaison between investigators and industry sponsors
- To promote the growth and development of staff coordinating clinical trials
- To facilitate the integration of clinical research operations throughout The Methodist Hospital system
Scope of Research Services
| Regulatory Support |
Research Coordinator Support |
Financial Support |
- IRB submissions
- Informed consent preparation
- IRB amendments
- Regulatory document preparation & management
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- Study feasibility
- Study initiation
- Investigator meetings
- Subject screening
- Subject enrollment
- Subject follow-up
- Specimen collection
- IP accountability
- Data collection
- CRF completion
- CTMS entry
- Monitoring Visits
- Study closeout
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- Cost assessment
- Study budget preparation
- Study budget negotiation
- Invoicing
- Financial reporting
- Reconciliation of the study
cost center
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Contact
Academic Office of Clinical Trials
The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
6565 Fannin, MGJ3-017
Houston, TX 77030
Phone: 713-441-3250
Fax: 713-793-7000
tmhriaoct@tmhs.org
Director of Operations
Julie Van Raalte-Sicam, MT MSHS
Director
Academic Office of Clinical Trials
jvanraaltesicam@tmhs.org
