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Getting Started

If you are a practicing physician looking for a change of pace, many opportunities are available in drug and medical device development.

Breaking into Clinical Research (140KB PDF) is a step-by-step overview of getting involved in clinical trials.

Information includes:

  • Initial steps 
  • Landing trials 
  • Responsibility 
  • Liability 
  • Enrolling your first patient

The article was published in the September/October 2005 issue of The Physician Executive. The author is Ross M. Tonkens, MD, FACP. Dr. Tonkens is Quintiles’ director of medical and scientific services and global scientific head of cardiovascular therapeutics.