Resources for Researchers
Partners offers a wide range of resources to the research community.
Partners Clinical Research Office (PCRO)
Partners Clinical Research Office (PCRO) is responsible for developing, negotiating, and executing agreements and budgets for industry-sponsored clinical research at some entities within the Partners HealthCare hospital system.
The development of shared resources is part of our commitment to interdisciplinary research. Research core facilities allow for more efficient use of resources, promote collaboration among investigators, and further enhance competitiveness to secure research funding.
Research Ventures & Licensing (RVL)
Research Ventures & Licensing handles a wide range of responsibilities relating to translational research and the management of intellectual property and its associated institutional policies. The group provides investigators and administrators with guidance on commercialization and related opportunities, including intellectual property, material transfer agreements, marketing, licensing, start-up viability, and business development.
Partners Human Research Committee
Partners Human Research Committee is the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of Partners Research Management. The PHRC must approve all human-subject research conducted by a Partners-affiliated investigator.
Human Research Quality Improvement Program
The Partners Human Research Quality Improvement Program provides ongoing support to the clinical research community through on-site reviews, audit preparation, review of minimal risk studies, annotated study binder visits, informed consent monitoring, and more.
Physician Search
Easily search the Partners HealthCare network by specialty, hospital affiliation, or location.
Quality and Safety Report Card
Partners HealthCare is committed to making patient care better each day, across all parts of our system.
