Core: Recruitment/Community Engagement

Core Director: Dr. Priscilla Pemu ( you need Dr. Pemu's credentials here if you are using Brendas)

Core Manager: Pamela Cooper

Key Personnel: Brenda Lankford, RN, MBA

Month Reporting:  September 2016

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The Process for New Application Submission

The CRC Clinical Resources Application is a compliance tool requesting the use of the center, its resources and the cores of the R-CENTER and Clinical Research Network (CRN).

A completed application must be submitted via the R-CENTER web portal to the Clinical Research Center (CRC) for approval by Scientific Advisory Council (SAC) and the CRC Medical Director prior to initiation of any clinical trial/protocol in the CRC.

The application for project initiation is located on the R-CENTER Web portal, under the "Home" tab. Select "CRC Clinical Resources Application" or to submit a Clinical Resources Application click here.

The CRC Protocol Implementation Team meetings are held twice per month and applications will be screened at that time. A follow-up roundtable discussion will be scheduled within 7-10 business days.

New studies that are initiated by the Principal Investigator will follow the process as outlined here.

New studies that are Industry- Funded with follow the process outlined here: Procedure for Industry-Funded Clinical Trials

All scheduling of participant days must be done with the CIN Schedule Administrator.  For more details and forms go to  Clinical Research - Assist (CRAssist).

The CRC recognizes that minority participation in clinical research studies is essential in eliminating health disparities in our communities. The Recruitment/Retention core facilitates successful involvement of minorities in clinical research studies by regularly engaging minority communities in activities of the CRC.

Functions: The recruitment core facility assists with educating the community on clinical trials, providing information on health disparities issues, and increasing the number of participants enrolled in clinical research trials at Morehouse School of Medicine. It introduces and enhances the awareness of human subject’s rights with regards to participation in clinical trials, through community outreach.

Usage and Benefits: The Recruitment/Retention core provides all Morehouse clinical researchers with reliable and comprehensive strategies for successful recruitment for their individual protocols, allowing them to optimize all avenues and resources.

Community Collaborations: The Recruitment/Retention core has served in many capacities throughout the institution and the community. The core has served as a consultant team for several projects with Community Health and Preventive Medicine, 100 Black Men of Atlanta and DeKalb County, concerts, community organizations and local churches.

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