The Research and Clinical Trials Administration facilitates the timely execution and completion of high-quality clinical research at Rush. The office provides a menu of services to assist Rush investigators and industry sponsors with all aspects of clinical research. The staff has extensive training to ensure that studies are conducted in accordance with sponsors' standards as well as with federal regulations and current guidelines for good clinical practice.

Our services include facilitating timely:

• Identification of investigators
• Completion of regulatory documents
• Budgeting and contract negotiation
• IRB application submission
• Study initiation, patient recruitment and follow-up
• Study coordinator support
• Ongoing quality control monitoring

RCTA contacts:

Lisa R. Pitler, JD, MS, RN
Senior Director, Coverage Analysis
(312) 942-5713

Donna Knuth, MBA
Director, Sponsored Research Projects
(312) 942-3354

Mary Jane Welch, DNP, APRN, BC 
Director, Human Subjects' Protection
Assistant Professor, College of Nursing
(312) 942-7276

Sherlinda Terrell
Administrative Assistant
(312) 942-1994