University of Pennsylvania | School of Medicine | Translational Research Center
Research Nurse Core (RNC)
The Clinical and Translational Research Center (CTRC) has two main locations as well as satellite locations. The protocols cover a wide variety of research areas including: HIV, sleep disorders, cholesterol, obesity, diabetes, various cancers, arthritis, hypertension, renal disease, short bowel syndrome, and neonatal and surgical studies as well as new treatments for various diseases. The CTRCs service over 1200 inpatients and over 6000 outpatients a year. Research subjects range from premature infants to the elderly, with the majority of adults being seen at HUP.

HUP Unit - Dulles Building:
  • 8 bed inpatient
  • 8 chair and 2 bed outpatient unit
  • two five-bed sleep labs
  • metabolic kitchen
  • Scatterbed nursing services in Newborn Nursery - Ravdin Building
CHOP Units:
  • 4 bed inpatient - 8 South Tower
  • 2 treatment room outpatient unit with 4 chairs - Main 7
  • Scatterbed nursing services throughout hospital units
SATELLITE UNITS
  • University of Pennsylvania Health System, Presbyterian Medical Center
  • 3550 Market Street
The CTRCs offer a variety of services, including:
  • Phlebotomy
  • Intensive Pharmokinetics
  • Oral glucose tolerance tests
  • IV glucose tolerance tests
  • Experimental drug monitoring and management
  • Patient assessment and monitoring
  • Data collection/completion (limited basis)
  • Data collection form design
  • Study implementation
  • Assistance with protocol start-up
  • Teaching
  • Laboratory processing
  • Laboratory shipping
  • Outreach support
Contact Us:
The appropriate nurse manager should be contacted prior to submitting a new protocol submission to the CTRC and discussions should continue throughout the start-up process.

Title:Staff Contact
Nursing Director, Penn Medicine and CHOP CTRC Barbara Medoff-Cooper PhDmedoff@nursing.upenn.edu
Nurse Manager, HUP CTRC Lorraine Norfleet MHA, BSN, RN, BSlorraine.norfleet@uphs.upenn.edu
HUP Patient Scheduling: 215-662-2648
Nurse Manager, UPPMC CTRC Rhoda Collick, RN, BAcollickr@gcrc.upenn.edu
UPPMC Patient Scheduling: 215-662-9026
Nurse Manager, CHOP CTRCAudrey Kamrin RN, MSN, CRNP kamrin@email.chop.edu
CHOP Outpatient Scheduling:215-590-3110
CHOP Inpatient Scheduling:215-590-1399
CHOP Scatterbed Services:215-590-1652/1654
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