Research

 

Marshall University
Joan C. Edwards
School of Medicine
Department of
 Internal Medicine
Clinical Research

304 - 691- 1081
Byrd Clinical Center
1249 15th Street
Huntington, WV 25701
Email: cordlem@marshall.edu

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Clinical Research

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Research experience

Multi-specialty Internal Medicine, adult practice, ambulatory and inpatient trials; 30 years clinical drug trials site experience

Cooperative vaccine studies with Pediatric practice

Standard paper form, facsimile and electronic remote data entry experience

Current studies

3-7 actively enrolling studies per study coordinator; dedicated regulatory staff, coordinators exclusively dedicated to patient issues

Multi-specialty: General Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Pulmonary, Nephrology, Geriatrics, Gastroenterology, Rheumatology, Infectious Diseases, Oncology; study-specific Neurology, Cardiology

 Faculty Participation

30+ experienced, board-certified, multi-specialty departmental physicians

Referral base of multi-disciplinary medical school faculty, community physicians, rural clinics, residency and fellowship programs

 Facilities

State-of-the-art multi-specialty ambulatory care center and teaching facility

Marshall University Medical Center (MUMC) (inpatient and ambulatory), Hanshaw Geriatric Center, Rural Health Care network, nursing home affiliation

Affiliated hospital sites: St. Mary’s Medical Center (440 beds), VA Medical Center (80 beds), and Cabell Huntington Hospital (300 beds); MUMC located on campus of Cabell Huntington Hospital site

Accessible location (5 minutes interstate highway, 20 minutes airport)

Ample, adjacent parking, drive-up sheltered drop off areas, shuttle and valet service

  Experienced Dedicated Research Staff

Physician participation 25+ years

Administrative support staff: 10+ years combined experience

Regulatory staff: 20+ years combined experience

Patient-focused, experienced certified clinical research coordinators including: PharmD, CCRC; MSN-CFNP (certified family nurse practitioner)

Local IRB, one chairman, multi-institutional consolidated approval process

IRB 2nd Wednesday monthly meeting, 4-6 week submission deadlines with rapid turnaround 

Top enroller/highest evaluability in nation pneumonia study, top enroller vaccine study; high enroller chronic bronchitis, COPD, Alzheimer’s disease, antibiotic trials

Evaluability focus, not numbers

 Patient Population

Adult patient registry database MD CPT codes through institutional IDX system

Large, medically under-served, interested, untapped patient population (predominance of untreated cardiovascular, pulmonary and endocrinology conditions)

Ideal geographic location (combination urban and rural setting, Tri-State area of WV, KY, OH)

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