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The RCMI Clinical Research Infrastructure Initiative (RCRII)
is supported by the NCRR Division of Research Infrastructure (DRI).
The initiative was established to expand the capacity for clinical
research at RCMI institutions with affiliated medical schools by
providing resources to develop the appropriate infrastructure. The
long-range objectives of this initiative are to 1) assist participating
institutions to conduct clinical research to improve the health
of the Nation’s citizens, especially racial and ethnic minorities;
2) enhance the clinical research capacity of RCMI institutions with
affiliated medical schools; 3) position these medical schools to
compete successfully for clinical research support; and 4) enhance
their probability of success in competing for Federal funds to establish
a General Clinical Research Center (GCRC). Six of the 18 RCMI-supported
institutions have clinical research centers, and a seventh hosts
an NCRR-supported GCRC.
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Confidentiality Notice: Certificates
of Confidentiality (CoC) are issued by the National Institutes
of Health (NIH) to protect the privacy of research subjects by preventing
investigators and institutions from being compelled to release information
that could be used to identify individuals who are participating
in a research project. A CoC, issued to the institution or university
where that research is being conducted, allows the investigator–and
others who have access to research records–to refuse to disclose
identifying information in any civil, criminal, administrative,
legislative, or other proceeding, whether at the Federal, state,
or local level. The availability of such a document frequently helps
an investigator to accrue participants into a protocol that addresses
issues that are of a particularly sensitive nature.
Usually, a request for a CoC is addressed to the NIH Institute that is funding
the clinical study. However, in cases where the investigator does not receive
financial support from a categorical Institute and the protocol is being performed
within an RCMI, the investigator should request assistance from the CoC contact
at the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. Investigators are encouraged
to read the information provided through the above-cited link.
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