TO SUPPORT, FACILITATE, AND ENCOURAGE RESEARCH BY MEDICAL AND HEALTH SYSTEM STAFF. TO HELP EDUCATE THOSE WHO HAVE THE INTEREST AND THE WILL TO DO RESEARCH, TO ENSURE THAT PARTICIPANT RIGHTS AND SAFETY ARE STRICTLY OBSERVED, TO ENSURE THE INTEGRITY OF LHAAMC'S RESEARCH PROGRAM AND TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITIES LHAAMC SERVES AS WELL BY OFFERING AN EXPANDED RANGE OF CLINICAL TRIALS AS OPTIONS IN PATIENT CARE. PATIENTS AND THEIR PHYSICIANS CAN DISCUSS THE APPROPRIATENESS OF PROMISING NEW THERAPIES AND PROCEDURES AND CAN EASILY ARRANGE REFERRALS TO PHYSICIANS ON LHAAMC'S STAFF WHO ARE CONDUCTING THE TRIALS.