Mount Sinai Hospital
Clinical Research Coordinator I - Urology
Mount Sinai Hospital, Washington, District Of Columbia, United States, 20001
Urology Department Job Description
The Milton and Carroll Petrie Department of Urology has long been a leader in clinical practice, education, and research. Faculty in our Department, which is housed within the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, perform complex procedures using robotics, laparoscopy, and endoscopy, all as a part of our minimally invasive urologic surgery program. We remain equally committed to engaging in breakthrough research while training the next generation of leaders in the field. For more than a decade, under the leadership of Chair Ash Tewari, MBBS, MCh, FRCS (Hon.), DSc (Hon.) the Department has significantly expanded its recruitment efforts of physician-scientists in the areas of prostate cancer, kidney cancer, bladder cancer, kidney stones, and endourology. Now more than ever, we are expertly equipped to address diagnostic and treatment challenges across the urologic spectrum. Our research investigates some of the most critical urologic questions we faceincluding how to stage prostate cancer and develop truly personalized treatment regimens. This commitment to genomics studies has led to the establishment of new laboratories where research fellows and postdoctoral students engage in clinical trials and pre-clinical analyses. We continue to thrive on support through grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the nation's primary funder of medical research, as well as the Prostate Cancer Foundation, among other sources. The Clinical Research Coordinator assists in the daily activities of clinical research studies, obtains informed consent; collects, maintains and organizes study information. Assists in preparing grant applications and documents (for e.g., Institutional Review Board, Grants and Contracts Office).
The Milton and Carroll Petrie Department of Urology has long been a leader in clinical practice, education, and research. Faculty in our Department, which is housed within the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, perform complex procedures using robotics, laparoscopy, and endoscopy, all as a part of our minimally invasive urologic surgery program. We remain equally committed to engaging in breakthrough research while training the next generation of leaders in the field. For more than a decade, under the leadership of Chair Ash Tewari, MBBS, MCh, FRCS (Hon.), DSc (Hon.) the Department has significantly expanded its recruitment efforts of physician-scientists in the areas of prostate cancer, kidney cancer, bladder cancer, kidney stones, and endourology. Now more than ever, we are expertly equipped to address diagnostic and treatment challenges across the urologic spectrum. Our research investigates some of the most critical urologic questions we faceincluding how to stage prostate cancer and develop truly personalized treatment regimens. This commitment to genomics studies has led to the establishment of new laboratories where research fellows and postdoctoral students engage in clinical trials and pre-clinical analyses. We continue to thrive on support through grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the nation's primary funder of medical research, as well as the Prostate Cancer Foundation, among other sources. The Clinical Research Coordinator assists in the daily activities of clinical research studies, obtains informed consent; collects, maintains and organizes study information. Assists in preparing grant applications and documents (for e.g., Institutional Review Board, Grants and Contracts Office).