Research projects will be conducted at either Emory University or Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. If the research project is at the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta location, accepted interns will have specific onboarding requirements that must be completed prior to the internship start date. The PRIDE program manager will assist in coordinating test/procedures, and CCTR will cover the cost.
Research projects conducted at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta will require the following:
- Background Check (All interns conducting research at or using data from Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta)
- Employee Health (Onsite interns only)
- Mandatory Vaccinations Proof
- Influenza (Flu)
- Hepatitis B: Series AND Quantitative Serological Evidence of Immunity
- Measles, Mumps & Rubella: Series OR Quantitative Serological Evidence of Immunity
- Tetanus, Diphtheria & Acellular Pertussis (Tdap)
- Varicella: Series OR Quantitative Serological Evidence of Immunity
- Mandatory Vaccinations Proof
- Drug & Cotinine Screening Test: Negative 10-panel Drug and Cotinine Test (completed no more than 30 days prior internship start date to document submission)
- Tuberculosis (TB) Test: Quantitative Negative Blood Test OR Chest X-Ray if Positive/History of TB (blood test/x-ray must be completed within the past 3 months)
- N95 Mask Fit Test: Can be completed at Children’s Employee Health once all other requirements are met
Meet the Team
Claudia Morris, MD, FAAP
Center Director for CCTR, Research Director for Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Nodal Principal Investigator for PCARN-SPARC
Sarah Marie Huban, MA, CIP, CHRC
Director, Clinical Trials
Mary Anne Geryak, M.S.
Program & Research Manager, CCTR and HeRO
Kirsten Williams, MD
Pediatric Director, CTSA
Jordan Bryant, MPH
CCTR Program Coordinator
Brian Vickery, MD
Vice Chair for Clinical Research, Professor of Pediatrics Marcus Professor of Pediatric Immunology Chief, Division of Allergy/Immunology at Emory University & Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta