
About the Office of Clinical Research
The Office of Clinical Research (OCR) supports and promotes clinical research efforts and education at Baylor College of Medicine and its affiliate institutions.
Major Goals
The major goals of the OCR are to:
- Catalyze interdisciplinary, collaborative clinical research
- Create a robust, readily accessible infrastructure to support multidisciplinary, collaborative clinical research
- Attract, educate and train individuals in clinical and collaborative research
- Improve human health and healthcare practice
Research Awards
- Alkek Award for Pilot Projects in Experimental Therapeutics
- Chao Physician-Scientist Award
Featured Resources
- OCR Consultation/Service Request Form
- BCM and BSLMC CITI Training requirements for clinical research
- Clinical Research Center - Supports the full spectrum of patient-oriented research.
- IND/IDE Sponsor-Investigator Resources
- IRB/HRP/OCR ListServ Announcements and Notices (Requires BCM ECA authentication: please login with BCM\your_username and BCM password)
- COVID-19 Subject Impact Tracker template (Requires BCM ECA authentication: please login with BCM\your_username and BCM password)
Important Links
- Qualifying Clinical Trials Assessment System
- Qualifying Clinical Trials - FAQs
- Qualifying Clinical Trials - Step-by-Step Instructions
- Billing Grid (in Windows Excel format)
- Billing Grid Instructions
- Subject Registration System Instructions
- Epic Research Coordinator Manual (Requires login with BCM email address, BCM username and password)
- Epic Research Request Form (Requires login with BCM email address, BCM username and password)
- Instructions for CTMS BCM Epic Study Setup Form
- Industry Sponsored Clinical Trial Agreement Submission Process
- Industry Sponsored Confidentiality Agreement Submission Process (CDAs for Clinical Trials)
- CDA System
Education/Research Resources
- Education Series
- Clinical Research Resources (For current BCM investigators)