Summary of the proceedings of the Institute of Medicine workshop, challenges facing the clinical research enterprise: The response of medical specialty and clinical research societies: How the American College of Rheumatology is addressing areas of concern

Corresponding Author

American College of Rheumatology Committee on Research

American College of Rheumatology, 1800 Century Place, Suite 250, Atlanta, GA 30345

Members of the ACR Committee on Research are as follows: Jane E. Salmon, MD (Chair): Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York; Edward H. Giannini, MSc, DrPH: Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio; Joseph Korn, MD: Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts; Susan Manzi, MD, MPH: University of Pittsburgh College of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Joan Merrill, MD: Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City; Geri Neuberger, RN, EdD: University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City; George Tsokos, MD: Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland; John Varga, MD: University of Illinois at Chicago.