The Research Compliance Program Office (RCP) promotes research activities by supporting the clinical trials administrative process. RCP:

• Provides educational opportunities to research staff
• Enhances the exposure of UCSD’s clinical trial capabilities
• Ensures institutional compliance with applicable laws and regulations

RCP offers comprehensive services in:

• Regulatory compliance
• Navigating UCSD Medical Center's administrative policies related to research/ clinical trials
• Training programs for research coordinators and administrators
• Helpline
• Assisting industry to identify investigators to conduct clinical trials

RCP also provides a secure intranet site that offers centralized information, forms, and resources necessary to conduct clinical trials at UCSD. (You can download most forms to your computer.)

The RCP intranet provides information on many topics, including:

• Clinical trial agreements
• Department research agreements
• Education
• Finance
• General Clinical Research Center
• Health information services
• Institutional research account (bulk accounts)
• Investigational drug services
• Policies and procedures
• Research admissions and registration processes
• Research pricing

Note: RCP Intranet is a secure site for UCSD employees only. If you are a UCSD employee and can't access the RCP Intranet, e-mail rcp@ucsd.edu. You need to provide your employee number and your office computer's IP address.

If you have questions or suggestions about RCP, e-mail rcp@ucsd.edu, call (619) 543-5841, or fax (619) 543-5842.