ArticleThe western journal of emergency medicine2018
Implementation of an Emergency Medicine Research Associates Program: Sharing 20 Years of Experience.
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- Test results and follow-up care stemming from an ED-based cervical cancer intervention.The American journal of emergency medicine · 2026Trial
- Associations between enroller demographics and participant enrollment into an emergency department-based cancer prevention trial.JEM reports · 2025Article
- Utilization of an undergraduate emergency department research associate program for the screening and recruitment of research subjects with heart failure into a clinical study.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2025Article
- Implementation and value of a student-run volunteer clinical research program at an academic medical center.Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2022Article
- Intervention during wait time: identification and referral of individuals non-adherent for colorectal cancer screening.Emergency cancer care · 2022Article
- Academic and Professional Outcomes of Participants in an Emergency Department Research Associate Program.AEM education and training · 2021Article
- Effectiveness and Cost of Recruiting Participants to a Research Registry Using an Emergency Department Research Associate Program.Clinical and translational science · 2020Article
- Latent Class Analysis of Barriers to Care Among Emergency Department Patients.The western journal of emergency medicine · 2019Article
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Abstract
introductionThe use of research associates (RA) programs to facilitate study enrollment in the emergency department was initiated during the mid-1990s. The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) was an early adopting site for this model, which has experienced considerable growth and development over the past 20 years.
methodsOur goal was to detail the Emergency Department Research Associates (EDRA) program processes developed at the URMC that has led to our program's sustainability and productivity. These processes, and the lessons learned during their development, can assist institutions seeking to establish an RA program or refine an existing program.
resultsDefined procedures for selecting, training, and monitoring EDRAs have been created and refined with the goal of maximizing study enrollment and minimizing protocol deviations. Our EDRA program functions as a paid service center for investigators, and our EDRAs engage in a variety of study-related activities including screening and enrolling patients, administering surveys, collecting bio-specimens, and making follow-up calls. Over the past two years, our program has averaged 222 enrollments/month (standard deviation = 79.93), gathering roughly 25 participants per study per month.
conclusionOur EDRA model has consistently resulted in some of the highest number of enrollments across a variety of recently funded, multi-center studies. Maintaining a high-quality EDRA program requires continual investment on the part of the leadership team, though the benefits to investigators within and outside the department outweigh these costs.
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