In April 2023, the Irving Institute Clinical Research Resource (CRR) published a support model for off-site research coordinators in intensive and specialty care units to share the knowledge and successes of CRR’s Off Site Clinical Research Coordinators program. This program, led by Dr. Ismael Castaneda, proved to be an effective catalyst in promoting collaborative research across multiple domains, a central goal of the Clinical Translational Science Award (CTSA).
Under the direction of Dr. Henry Ginsberg from 2007-2017 and now led by Dr. Muredach Reilly, the Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, Columbia University’s CTSA Hub, began to recognize that accelerating health benefits “from bench to bedside” required fully integrated, multiple-disciplinary researchers, doctors, and patients, with the multitude of resources at Columbia. As part of this push, Dr. Ginsberg initiated a training program for Clinical Research Coordinators (CRCs) to enhance their interactions within Irving Institute services. Now this initiative is a fully established resource of the Irving institute, funding and training research coordinators and nurses to support clinical research activities...
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