The MCA’s mission is to cultivate a dynamic biomedical industry and a globally competitive innovation/ entrepreneurial ecosystem for the region.
Our vision for the MCA’s Clinical Trial Program is to create a globally competitive clinical research hub for the advancement of global health outcomes and medical breakthroughs that help individuals live longer, healthier, and more active lives.
The MCA’s Clinical Trials Consortium (CTC) is a forum that facilitates dialogue among stakeholders. It organizes, plans, and implements strategies and initiatives designed to address regional healthcare disparities, grow our region’s clinical research community, expand community access to cutting-edge trial options, engage local physicians to participate in clinical research, and provide high-quality clinical research job opportunities.
The CTC is comprised of more than thirty key industry stakeholders from Texas and New Mexico. Members include hospital and health systems, physicians, clinical research coordinators, investigator sites, investigators, diagnostic service providers, academic faculty, and others. As the Executive Sponsor, the Medical Center of the Americas Foundation serves as a convener and neutral facilitator for the Clinical Trials Consortium.
Continue to catalog the clinical research industry in Texas and New Mexico, establish an industry baseline, and then use this information for strategic analysis and to track industry changes over time.
Identify weaknesses in the regional ecosystem that could prevent or limit the future growth of clinical research.
Update our strategic plan for improving the overall competitiveness of our region’s clinical research ecosystem.
Implement strategic initiatives.
Partner with other stakeholders and clinical research professionals to execute a strategy for clinical research growth and innovation in our area.
Excite, inspire, and motivate our region’s clinical research and healthcare organizations to grow and thrive.
Measure the impact of the strategic initiatives on key performance metrics.
Disseminate what is learned.
If you would like to join the Consortium, please contact Michaele Linden Johnson. You will be added to our distribution list and be notified of future Consortium meetings and events.
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