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Family Medicine & Clinical Research of Central Florida |
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Center Overview
Family Medicine & Clinical Research of Central Florida is a privately-owned medical practice dedicated in providing quality health care and phase II-IV clinical research trials. Our mission is to conduct exceptional clinical research by:
- Protecting the rights, safety, and well-being of research participants
- Providing complete, accurate and verifiable research data
- Exemplifying complete and thorough understanding of research protocols and procedures
Clinical Research Experience
Our researchers have conducted studies with the following companies:
Facility Description
Family Medicine & Clinical Research of Central Florida is a modern facility housed in the Florida Hospital Medical Plaza in Metro West, Orlando. We are located in a medical community surrounded by medical offices, diagnostic and therapeutic facilities, City of Orlando Fire station and within 5 miles of Health Central Hospital. Our facility is approximately 7 miles from Universal Studios and Walt Disney World and 8 miles from the Orlando International Airport. We have a variety of hotels and restaurants in the immediate area and are in close proximity to the bus and train stations. Our facility is approximately 2,000 square feet and includes:
speed data ports, fax and copiers |
Investigator Experience
On-site investigators:
Our investigators and sub-investigator have 10 + years conducting Pre-clinical, Clinical (Phase I-IV) and Biotechnology research:
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Joseph Rauch, M.D. Medical Director/ Investigator |
Dennis Gay, PA-C Clinical Director/ Investigator |
Frank Melo, MD Research Director/ Sub-Investigator |
Off-site investigators and research partners:
We continuously search out the most experienced and knowledgeable sites and physicians formally trained in GCP/ICH and HIPAA with the most qualified patient base and a strong desire to become involved in clinical research. Current partnerships include colleagues and facilities associated with:
Staff Expertise
Ashle Carpenter, LPN, CRC
Clinical Research Coordinator
Dawn Bass, MA, CRC
Clinical Research Coordinator
Strong planning, excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and analytical/conceptual capabilities enables our research team to work effectively and efficiently in a dynamic environment with competing projects and deadlines, in order to consistently deliver quality performance. Additional factors include:
- Diverse range of clinical trial experience
- State-of-the-art facilities and equipment
- Strict GCP/ ICH guideline adherence
- Rapid budget and contract turnaround
- Successful patient enrollment results
- Coordinators readily available for initiation/monitoring visits and investigator meetings
- Experienced in both conventional case report forms and Electronic Data Capture systems
- Accurate and prompt completion of case report forms and data clarification requests
- Effective standard operating procedures
Patient Demographics
- 1,500 active patients from private practice (5,500 patients from partnerships)
- Approximately 30-50 new patients every month
- 40% male and 60% female
- Age demographics are as follows: 6%, under 18 years, 43%, 18-44 years, 30%, 45-64 years, and 18%, 65 years and older
- Ethnicity demographics are: 40% Caucasian, 20% African-American, 35% Hispanic, 4% Asian, and 1% other
Other Information
Recruitment
We focus on developing and implementing a recruitment plan to maximize enrollment by:
- Physician referral
- Database/Electronic medical records system (EMRs) (Database and EMRs expedite screening appropriate patients)
- Health fairs
- Advertising- We have participated in sponsored initiated media campaigns as well as submitted local advertising independently (including radio, newspaper, and internet).
Quality Assurance/Regulatory Specialist
Our regulatory and quality assurance specialist helps ensure:
- Rapid turn-around time for IRB approval
- Central IRB accessibility
- maintenance of regulatory documents
Contact Information
For more information, please contact:
Frank Melo, MD
Research Director
Family Medicine & Clinical Research of Central Florida
Florida Hospital Medical Plaza
1603 S. Hiawassee Road Suite #115
Orlando, FL 32835 USA
Phone: 407-299-2258
Fax: 407-299-2285
E-mail:
If you are interested in contacting this center to discuss placing a clinical trial there, please complete and send the E-mail form below. A representative from the research center will then follow up with you.
