CoM Research Support Centre

• A highly trained and skilled professional who cares for the sick and infirm.

• Helps to educate patients in issues of healthy living and wellness as well as any current or chronic disease process and treatment.

• Performs treatments and procedures as prescribed by physicians, physician assistants and GPs.

Who is a Nurse?

Who is a Research Nurse?• a nurse who participates in research, usually clinical

studies, with a degree of participation ranging from

i. coordinating and administering studies on behalf of their designers

ii. to organizing and running studies independently.

• May have a post Bachelors training, master's (or doctoral degree) in nursing,

• some nursing schools specifically offer research nursing as a specialty, along with years of experiencing in the nursing community

Roles of a Research Nurse?

1. Recruiting study participants/ Obtaining consents2. Data collection, cleaning and protection3. Counseling4. Administering treatment5. Communication with professionals6. Communication with participants7. Dissemination of trial details to the community (PR)8. Drafting of SOPs9. Sample collection and storage10. Drafting of scientific manuscripts11.Reporting any adverse outcomes in participants

Research Support Centre (RSC) 1. Housed under the office of Postgraduate Studies and Research at

University of Malawi, College of Medicine.2. Established in 2006 with the aim of promoting research by providing

comprehensive research support services to CoM faculty members and students as well as research affiliates and collaborators in:

i. grant writingii. study designiii. clinical trial monitoringiv. data management v. GCP training vi. grant management.

Services offered by RSC

1. Support in Grant Application2. Grant management (pre- and post-award)3. Provision of Research information (Info services)4. Facilitating networking between researchers5. Clinical Trial Monitoring Support6. Provision of GCP Courses7. Research Governance8. Research Support to under- and post-graduate students9. Data Management10.Translation of Research Manuscripts

RSC Courses that Research Nurses can find applicable

1. Good Clinical Practices2. Project Management3. Data Management4. Public speaking skills5. Grant Management (budgeting)6. Scientific writing7. Clinical Trial Monitoring (yet to be organised)8. Handling of drugs in clinical trials (yet to be organised)9. Provides advice on various research-related issues