title: The CDRC principles of international health research.
abstract: The Comprehensive Drug Research Center (CDRC) at the University of Miami was established in the early 1970s. Through the decades, investigators from the CDRC have worked with investigators from several countries to establish joint research efforts. Countries often do not have the infrastructure or monetary resources to carry out research on their own. Collaborating with institutions in these countries to build a sustainable capacity for research is a worthwhile and satisfying endeavor, and it presents a method for initiating research and building the necessary research structures. However, working with other countries presents a unique set of challenges and ethical dilemmas. This article presents some of the specific challenges encountered in these research efforts and describes what we have done to resolve the problems and work more effectively and efficiently with foreign investigators.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, Comprehensive Drug Research Center, University of Miami, 1801 NW 9th Avenue, Suite 300, Miami, FL 33136, USA. cmccoy@med.miami.edu
authors.forename: Clyde B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: McCoy
authors.forename: Rosario
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Achi
authors.forename: Harlan P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Wolfe
authors.forename: Lee A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Crandall
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000941:ethics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D014943:Global Health; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation