In November, Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health launched a systemwide clinical trial network. The Advocate Health National Center for Clinical Trials aims to make clinical research part of routine care within the health system’s 69 hospitals, more than 1,000 care sites and nearly 6 million patients spanning across six states.
Jamy Ard, MD, chief science officer at Advocate Health, and director of the Clinical and Translational Science Institute at Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Wake Forest University, was tapped to serve as clinical lead for the network.
He spoke to Becker’s about the infrastructure, leadership commitment and…
