Academic clinical trials are a valuable component of the health care system; they benefit patients and help determine the safety and efficacy of new drugs and devices.

A typical area of academic clinical trials is the advancement and optimization of already existing therapies. Thus, academic clinical trials may for instance test how a combination of registered drugs may improve treatment outcomes; or they may apply registered treatments in additional, less frequent indications. Such research questions are not a primary focus of for-profit companies, and thus these trials are typically initiated by individual investigators or academic research organizations such as Florida International University College of Medicine.

As part of an academic medical center and as faculty of the FIU College of Medicine, our physicians and other researchers are committed to advancing medical knowledge and developing contemporary medical treatment modalities through clinical trials and research endeavors. Patients have access to clinical trials and opportunities for inclusion in research initiatives.