College Research Associates: A Program to Increase Emergency Medicine Clinical Research Productivity

Bradley, Keith; Osborn, Harold H; Tang, M L

doi:10.1016/s0196-0644(96)70034-3

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“…The inception of a research associate program (RAP) that integrates undergraduates into the Emergency Department (ED) requires a considerable investment of time and effort to ensure its long-term success (1,2). However, making this investment up front can result in an invaluable resource for conducting clinical research (1-3).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Hollander et al document an increase in their annual publication rate from 2 to 20 after institution of the Academic Associate Program (4). Furthermore, students participating in such programs receive multiple benefits, including a quality clinical experience, exposure to clinical research, mentorship, and letters of recommendation for professional school applications (1,2,4).…”

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The UCSD Research Associate Program: A recipe for successfully integrating undergraduates with emergency medicine research

Davis¹,

Poste²,

Kelly³

2005

The Journal of Emergency Medicine

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The UCSD Research Associate Program: A recipe for successfully integrating undergraduates with emergency medicine research

Davis¹,

Poste²,

Kelly³

2005

The Journal of Emergency Medicine

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“…6 In their experience, 41 undergraduate students completed a mean of 10.3 ED shifts with a duration of 4 hourskhift. During 1 semester, 2 clinical studies were completed and these research associates were involved in the conduct of 3 other studies.…”

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Research Subject Enroller Program: A Key to Successful Emergency Medicine Research

Cobaugh

Spillane

Schneider

1997

Academic Emergency Medicine

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Objective: To describe the successful use and impact of individuals paid to enroll clinical research subjects in support of emergency medicine (EM) research. Program Description: Paramedics and college students were hired to identifylenroll subjects in EM research studies 14 hourslday, 7 days/week. Potential subjects were identified by monitoring emergency medical services radios, routine rounding in the ED, and communication with the ED attending and charge nurse. Enrollers were trained in phlebotomy, obtaining ECGs, obtaining consent in appropriate studies, and post-ED followup. They supported ED prospective studies and multicenter clinical trials, as well as departmental surveys and retrospective studies. Survey support included mailing list development, mailing completion, survey database design, and data entry. Program Outcomes: Over 18 months, 17 prospective studies and 8 surveys/retrospective studies were completed. 2,175 subjects were enrolled in prospective studies and 6,500 surveydretrospective reviews were completed. In the year prior to enroller program initiation, el00 subjects were enrolled in 3 departmental studies. Conclusion: Use of paid, clinical research subject enrollers supports successful recruitment of study subjects and the completion of EM research studies. Key words: emergency medicine; research; research subject; clinical trial; enrollment. I Many barriers to successful completion of emergency medicine (EM) research have been identified.'-3 One such barrier is the recruitment of subjects in the often chaotic environment of the ED. Although the ED is often identified as a laboratory for EM research and collaborative research with other specialties, logistically it is often difficult to identify and enroll subjects for research studies using clinical personnel working in the ED envir~nment.~.' This paper describes the use of a dedicated research subject enroller program to increase the identification and enrollment of subjects for EM research studies in the ED of an academic medical center. PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONThe ED where this program was introduced is a Level-1 trauma center at a university hospital and provides care to >58,000 adults and children annually. The Department of Emergency Medicine is a full academic department and has 24 full-time faculty. The department has a 3-year EM residency that trains 8 residents per year. Paid paramedics and college students were hired and trained to identify and enroll subjects in ED-based studies. These include studies by the EM faculty as well as collaborative studies with other specialties. Coverage is provided for 14 hourslday from 9 AM until 11 PM, Sunday through Thursday, and until 3 AM on Friday and Saturday mornings. A full-time enroller works from 9 AM until 5 PM, Monday through Friday. All other coverage is provided by 5 part-time enrollers. Vacations, holidays, and absences are covered by this part-time staff. The mean enroller salary is $8.23 per hour. Oversight of the enroller program is provided by a fulltime faculty member an...

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“…1 As a result, many EDs in the United States have developed and implemented student research assistant programs that provide participants' exposure to medicine and clinical research while increasing the capacity of a department's research program. [2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Currently, the majority of these programs function in conjunction with university course credit or for monetary compensation. These programs have shown to be effective for increasing research output and result in a high student participant satisfaction.…”

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“…These programs have shown to be effective for increasing research output and result in a high student participant satisfaction. [2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Nevertheless, these programs are often accompanied by the administrative responsibilities and costs of starting and sustaining a university course and a schedule bound to school terms, potentially leaving holiday coverage vulnerable.…”

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Implementation of a volunteer university student research assistant program in an emergency department: the nuts and bolts for success

Steadman

Crudden

Boutis

2015

CJEM

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Prospective research studies often advance clinical practice in the emergency department (ED), but they can be costly and difficult to perform. In this report, we describe the implementation of a volunteer university student research assistant program that provides students exposure to medicine and clinical research while simultaneously increasing the capacity of an ED's research program. This type of program provides 15 hours per day of research assistant coverage for patient screening and enrolment for minimal risk research studies, and screening for higher risk studies. The latter is true without the added burden or costs of co-administering university course credit or pay for service, which are common features of most of these types of programs currently in operation. We have shown that our volunteer-based program is effective for an ED's research success as well as for its student participants. For other EDs interested in adopting similar programs, we provide the details on how to get such a program started and highlight the structure and non-monetary incentives that facilitate a program's ongoing success. RÉSUMÉLa recherche prospective fait souvent évoluer la pratique clinique en médecine d'urgence (MU), mais les études peuvent coûter cher, en plus d'être difficiles à réaliser. Il sera question, dans le présent rapport, de la mise en oeuvre d'un programme bénévole, universitaire, d'assistanat de recherche qui permet aux étudiants d'entrer en contact avec la médecine et la recherche clinique, en plus d'augmenter la capacité d'un programme de recherche en médecine d'urgence. Ce type de programme prévoit un travail d'assistanat de recherche de 15 heures/jour, consacré à la sélection et au recrutement des malades pour des études à risque minimal, et à la sélection des malades pour des études à risque plus élevé. Il s'agit d'un véritable programme de recherche, mais exempt du fardeau ou des coûts liés à la cogestion des crédits universitaires ou au paiement du service, éléments qui alourdissent souvent la plupart de ces types de programmes actuellement existants. L'expérience a démontré que le programme bénévole était à la fois efficace pour la réussite de la recherche en MU et bon pour les étudiants qui y participent. Les auteurs donnent, à l'intention des services des urgences qui aimeraient adopter ce type de programme, une description détaillée de la mise sur pied de celui présenté ici, en plus de mettre en évidence la structure et les mesures incitatives non pécuniaires qui contribuent à un succès durable.

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College Research Associates: A Program to Increase Emergency Medicine Clinical Research Productivity

Cited by 24 publications

References 9 publications

The UCSD Research Associate Program: A recipe for successfully integrating undergraduates with emergency medicine research

The UCSD Research Associate Program: A recipe for successfully integrating undergraduates with emergency medicine research

Research Subject Enroller Program: A Key to Successful Emergency Medicine Research

Implementation of a volunteer university student research assistant program in an emergency department: the nuts and bolts for success

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