Educated and Highly Trained Staff
All RCTS clinical research technicians, clinical research coordinators, and Quality Assurance team members are highly educated individuals and most have earned a Bachelors degree or higher in biological or physical sciences. In addition, all employees, including those not requiring a degree, undergo extensive training in clinical procedures, data capture, and study documentation (protocols, informed consent, adverse events, final reports). Newly hired technicians are required to successfully pass in-house practical exams which assess knowledge of clinical trial procedures and the basic principles, care, and maintenance of bioinstumentation. Clinical Research Technicians, Clinical Research Coordinators, and QA staff members participate in protocol review meetings and “journal clubs” at which ongoing trials at RCTS or published literature are discussed, along with protocol reviews, professional papers, day-to-day QA observations, and other relevant topics.
Expert Clinical Graders
In addition to instrumental measurements, RCTS has expert clinical graders on staff trained to visually assess key skin attributes important to the development of skin care products and dermatologicals.
Consulting Physicians
RCTS maintains consulting relationships with board-certified physicians in dermatology, ophthalmology, gynecology, pediatrics, and colorectal surgery. They include:
- Raymond Garcia, M.D., Board Certified Dermatologist
- Max Adler, M.D., Board Certified Dermatologist and Board Certified Pediatrician
- Michael S. Harris, M.D., Board Certified Ophthalmologist
- James T. Boyd, M.D., Board Certified Gynecologist
- Irwin J. Kerber, M.D., Board Certified Gynecologist
- Barry Bergman, M.D., Board Certified Pediatrician
- Robert Jacobson, M.D., Board Certified Colo-Rectal Surgeon
Biostatistician
RCTS maintains a consulting relationship with Bruce C. Stouch, Ph.D., a professional biostatistician with more than two decades of clinical biostatistics experience. Dr. Stouch provides expert statistical analysis of study data and, when needed, pre-study advice on protocol design.