Who Are We?
We are a collaboration between Georgetown and Howard Universities, MedStar Health, the Veterans Health Administration, and Oakridge National Laboratory. We work to educate our community about the importance of participating in clinical research. Our goal is to connect local communities with researchers, increasing awareness about research opportunities, and ensure that community input helps shape the research activities within our institutions.
What We Do?
We connect our community with researchers and facilitate your participation in research studies across the DC, Virginia, and Maryland regions. We keep the community informed about studies currently enrolling participants, emphasize the importance of representative populations in research, and provide educational resources to empower informed participation. By bridging the gap between researchers and the community, we ensure that our population is well-represented in the research that shapes future healthcare.
Why it Matters?
Research drives new discoveries for common and rare illnesses that affect health and quality of life. Our mission is to support this work, to ultimately improve the health of the population.
Why is it Important to Get Involved in Research?
Humans are very similar, but everyone is also unique. For research to be the most helpful, studies are designed to include a large enough and representative sample of the community. This makes sure that we have a good understanding of how our interventions affect all people.
Contact Us
If you have any questions, contact us and we’ll be more than happy to answer them.
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