Clinical Research

Welcome to Rush University Clinical Research Operations within the Office of Research Affairs (ORA)!

Clinical Research conduct at Rush is supported by many teams and divisions within the ORA including:

• Clinical Trials Office (CTO)
• Institutional Review Board (IRB)
• Research Administration Shared Services (RASS)
• Research Education
• Research Liaisons
• Research Validation Specialists (ORA-SYNC & Triage)
• Sponsored Programs Administration (SPA)

Clinical Research at Rush is also supported by Departments outside of the ORA including:

• Conflict of Interest Office (COI)
• HIPAA Privacy & Security Office
• Investigational Drug Services (IDS)
• Office of Research Compliance (ORC)
• Research Information Systems (IS)
• Office of Legal Affairs (OLA)
• Research Revenue Cycle (RRC)

Epic is the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and OnCore is the Clinical Trial Management System (CTMS) for Rush University System for Health. Epic Carelink may be used to provide monitor access to subject health records.