Research Education
Purpose
The CHRISTUS Health Office of Human Subjects Research Protection Program offers ongoing education to support safe and high-quality care to CHRISTUS research subjects. We strive to fulfill our obligations under the CHRISTUS Federal Wide Assurance and other federal regulatory guidance to assist members of the CHRISTUS research community in honing their GCP skills.
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Statement of Commitment
“In order to fulfill our unwavering commitment for ensuring high-quality standards towards human research subject protections at CHRISTUS Health, it is vital for us to offer a comprehensive, ongoing, in-house Research Education Program. The components of our Research Education Program provide training in Good Clinical Practice (GCP), consistent with the principles of the International Conference on Harmonization (ICH) E6 (R2). This program is required and available to all investigators and research personnel involved in the conduct, oversight, and/or management of research studies approved by CHRISTUS Health IRB, and other approved external IRBs.”
-Pukar Ratti, MSChE, MSHCM, CIM, CCRP, FACMPE
System Director, Research & Academics Institutional Official