Healthcare Professionals
The foundation of Medical Research South is the desire to improve today's health and the health of future generations. Our essence is derived from hard work and a passion for discovery.
We are a Clinical Trial Management Organization dedicated to conducting Phase II to IV clinical trials on a full-time basis. In conjunction with physician investigators and pharmaceutical companies we actively investigate the safety and efficacy of new and existing medications. Our investigations assist in the medications approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a process that includes years of clinical research and development.
Medical Research South provides the administrative, regulatory and coordinating services, allowing the investigator (MDs, DOs, NPs and PAs) to concentrate on clinical matters.
If you, as a healthcare professional, share in our passion for discovery, becoming an investigator might be a great opportunity for you and your medical practice. Take a look at our Investigator Experience to see a list of your peers in Charleston that have committed themselves and their practices to clinical research. Take a look also at our Clinical Trial Experience for a description of the medical conditions and organizations we have worked with in the past.
If your considering participation as a clinical trial investigator think about:
- Academic / professional stimulation
- Be on the "cutting edge" of developing medications and medical devices.
- Ability to Increase and broaden your scope of health care delivery.
- Great source of ancillary income. Reimbursement for procedures without the involvement of insurance companies.
- Protocol Knowledge
- Identification of study patients: at time of office visit, database (chart) review. Idea: select an individual from your practice who may identify potential study patients and act as a contact person, this works best.
- Notify office staff that clinical trials are being conducted
- Active Participation including direct oversight of participating patient volunteers
- Conducting Physical Exams
- Conducting / Interpreting Diagnostic Procedures (ECGs, labs, x-rays, etc.)
- Reviewing / Signing Results
- Periodic Meetings with Sponsor/CRO
- Investigators are provided a copy of the Protocol, a detailed report of the trial, and the Investigator's Drug Brochure, which describes the efficacy and safety findings to date of the medication being investigated.
- Protocols include safety parameters such as Inclusion/Exclusion criteria to identify the right patient for the right study.
- Serious Adverse Events are reported throughout the trial to the Investigator, Institutional Review Board and the FDA.
- Patient volunteers sign the Informed Consent, which details the trial and all potential benefits and risks associated with participation.
