Investigator-Initiated Research Virtual Town Hall

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Join Franz Rischard, DO, MSc, the College of Medicine – Tucson’s associate dean for clinical research, for a frank, open and informative dialogue on the college’s new Study Readiness Assessment, or SRA Project.

Learn about the coordinated process designed to help investigators identify challenges early and move studies more efficiently from planning through activation.

The session will include an overview of available resources, Q&A and an opportunity to provide feedback.

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About the Study Readiness Assessment

The SRA Project is a two-part research related program that the college rolled out as a pilot about a year ago. The first part offers merit review and the second part assesses packet completeness for investigator-initiated research. The project has reviewed about 120 research projects since its conception. Its goals are to provide researchers with guidance on their projects, alignment with institutional priorities and improve human subjects protections. The second part also has the objective of improving time to activation once the project is sent to the university’s Office of Research & Partnership.

About the Moderator

Dr. Rischard, in addition to serving on the college’s leadership team, is a professor in the Department of Medicine, Pulmonary Hypertension Program director in the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, and a member of the Sarver Heart Center and the Comprehensive Center for Pain & Addiction at the U of A and Banner – University Medicine Tucson. He earned his medical degree from the Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, California, and did his residency and fellowship training here at the College of Medicine – Tucson.