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cite the GCRC!Research Subject Advocate
As of May 2001, the National Center for Research Resource (NCRR) stipulated that each GCRC program have a Research Subject Advocate (RSA) program to provide greater safeguards for participants in clinical research studies carried out the GCRC. At UAB, Kathleen Powell, PhD occupies this position. Dr. Powell is available to ensure protocol implementation and compliance with the NIH and IRB regulatory guidelines for human safety monitoring.
The responsibilities of the RSA include:
- Ensuring adequacy of the data and safety monitoring plans (DSMPs), which may include a data and safety monitoring board (DSMB) if required by an NIH Institute or GCRC Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC)
- Overseeing Principal Investigators’ reporting of adverse events
- Providing human subject information for research subjects, investigators, nurses, study coordinators, and other key personnel
- Serving as an unbiased observer and counsel to potential subjects and research teams on informed consent
- Assessing GCRC protocols to ensure patient safety
- Facilitating human subject protection education and training for GCRC investigators and staff
Kathleen Powell, PhD, Research Subject Advocate
(205) 934-7619
Fax: (205) 975-6023
kpowell@uabmc.edu
