The Clinical Translational Research Unit (CTRU) of the Dean’s Office of the Faculty of Medical Sciences (FMS) of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus was created to support research activities within the FMS. Translation research, in this context, involves taking the findings of scientific investigations to real life applications with the purpose of improving healthcare.

As the offspring of the Health Research Resource Unit initially created to provide methodological and data analytical support for faculty research, the Clinical Trials Center which coordinated and implemented clinical trials, as well as the Translational Innovative Entity which provided entrepreneurial support to faculty and students, the purpose of the CTRU is to incorporate, integrate and expand the activities of the former entities. The Unit does this by integrating data from basic sciences, clinical disciplines, public health and social sciences to provide a platform to support research, development, testing, training and the implementation of new approaches to patient and community care.

To fulfill its mandate to the FMS community, the CTRU has strategically been engaging in capacity building programmes for research related skills. The initial targets of these initiatives are the research liaison officers of the Departments and schools of the FMS and research supervisors who are a vital part of the Unit’s growing network of collaborators, that also includes FMS external partners. Services offered by the Unit can be found in the listing below. If you need any assistance, please feel free to contact us at our group email address fmsclinicaltrialscentre@uwimona.edu.jm, or your Department's Research Liaison.