Research-ready operations
Get support with feasibility, CDAs, SIV preparation, SOPs, source documents, staff training, sponsor communication, and monitoring visits.
American Clinical Research Institute
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For Physicians / MDs / DOs
Offer clinical research opportunities without building the infrastructure alone.
ACRI helps physician practices and clinical research sites evaluate appropriate trials, prepare for startup, support compliant study operations, and coordinate with pharmaceutical, medical-device, sponsor, and CRO teams.
Why Partner With ACRI
Keep patient care central while ACRI supports the research workload.
Clinical research can add innovative treatment opportunities, support leading-edge research, and create professional growth, but the operational demands are substantial. ACRI helps practices handle those demands in an organized way.
Additional patient options
Evaluate studies that may fit your therapeutic area of expertise, specialty, and patient population while maintaining a clear focus on appropriate care and subject safety.
Practice development
Participating physicians can chase scientific interests, grow their practice and reputation, be recognized as leaders within the medical community, potentially be part of the next discovery, and add research-related compensation opportunities.
Partnership Process
A structured path from interest to study conduct.
The first conversation is an evaluation, not a commitment. ACRI reviews practice fit before recommending a next step.
Discuss your practice
Share your specialty, location, patient population, office capacity, and research interests.
Evaluate study fit
ACRI reviews suitable Phase II, III, and IV opportunities, protocol requirements, enrollment and retention potential, office capacity and capabilities, and practice readiness.
Prepare the site
ACRI assists with startup coordination, training, documentation, regulatory work, and operational planning.
Support study conduct
ACRI helps coordinate recruitment, visits, sponsor communication, monitoring support, and ongoing compliance needs.
Operational Support
Services that evolve operations in your office.
Support can be adapted to the needs of the study and the readiness of your practice.
Study opportunities and feasibility
- Bring new study opportunities to physicians and clinical research sites
- Identify potential sponsor and CRO opportunities
- Review study synopsis, protocol fit, enrollment and retention potential, and shortlist suitable Phase II, III, and IV trials
- Assist with CDAs and feasibility submissions
- Follow up through the site-selection process
Startup and compliance
- Support SIV preparation and guidance on how to handle SIVs
- Assist with SOPs and site-wide research documentation
- Prepare source documents and support QA needs
- Coordinate around ICH-GCP, FDA guidelines, study requirements, and safety of subjects
Study operations
- Support recruitment and retention planning
- Coordinate sponsor communication and monitoring visits
- Assist with budget and contract discussions with sponsors
- Provide unlimited phone consultations and ongoing operational guidance
Additional Capabilities
Research experience that supports the details behind each study.
ACRI works across pharmaceutical and medical-device research, has worked closely with world-renowned CROs and sponsors, and helps practices coordinate with sponsor and CRO teams in the United States and beyond.
Study pipeline and business development
- Keep close follow-up with major pharmaceutical companies and CROs in the United States and beyond
- Continuously monitor industry news, study pipelines, and sponsor/CRO needs for sites
- Maintain outreach with sponsor and CRO contacts
- Add qualified sites to sponsor and CRO databases for potential opportunities
- Support business-development follow-up and regulatory coordination
Systems and sponsor readiness
- Support CRF workflows and work with IVRS, EDC, and IRB systems
- Prepare practices for sponsor audits and monitoring visits
- Coordinate source documentation and study-specific operational needs
Training and patient outreach
- Assist staff training needs, including GCP, NIH, and IATA requirements
- Support community outreach and patient-recruitment planning
- Adapt recruitment activity to the protocol and practice population
Common Questions
What physicians usually want to clarify first.
Do I need previous clinical research experience?
No. ACRI can discuss your current readiness and the operational support needed to prepare your practice for appropriate opportunities.
How much work will my office staff need to absorb?
The workload depends on the study and your practice. ACRI's role is to reduce administrative burden by supporting startup, documentation, training, coordination, and ongoing study operations.
How are studies selected for my practice?
ACRI evaluates therapeutic area, protocol requirements, patient population, enrollment potential, office capacity, and the resources required to conduct the study responsibly.
Can we start with a conversation before committing?
Yes. The first step is a practical discussion about your specialty, location, patient population, interests, and current practice setup.
Discuss whether clinical research fits your practice.
Send your specialty, practice location, and areas of interest. ACRI will follow up to schedule a physician partnership conversation.