Most clinical trial sites are concentrated in major metropolitan areas and academic medical centers, far from where the majority of patients live and receive care. This concentration creates familiar enrollment constraints: limited geographic reach, slow enrollment, study delays and under-represented patient populations. This session examines how a community-based site network improves study outcomes by delivering research in healthcare settings patients already use, including independent pharmacies and community clinics in areas where traditional research sites are not.
Drawing on experience operating community research sites across ten states with access to more than 50 million patients, the discussion connects geographic access to enrollment outcomes. The featured speakers will discuss the benefits of conducting research in the heart of the communities where patients live. Attendees will gain insights on how the community site operating model offers the same quality delivery and regulatory oversight as traditional sites, with the added benefit of patient access and faster enrollment.
Register for this webinar to learn how community-based research sites can improve trial enrollment by expanding geographic access, strengthening patient reach and supporting more predictable study timelines.
Speakers
Josh Rose, Chief Executive Officer, Hawthorne Health
Josh Rose is the Chief Executive Officer of Hawthorne Health, where he focuses on improving the delivery and patient experience of clinical trials. With over a decade of leadership experience in clinical research, he has worked across site networks, decentralized models and technology-enabled delivery approaches. His work centers on making research more accessible, consistent and aligned with real-world care, with the goal of improving enrollment, retention and overall study execution.
Message Presenter
Michael Caldwell, MD, Principal Investigator, Hawthorne Health
Michael Caldwell, MD, is an Internal Medicine Specialist and Principal Investigator at Hawthorne Health’s Lebanon, Tennessee site. Over the past seven years, he has led 30 clinical trials spanning vaccine, respiratory, neurology, dermatology, cardiometabolic, nephrology, gastroenterology, infectious disease and pain. His experience across these therapeutic areas supports protocol-compliant execution in a community setting, with attention to enrollment, retention and consistent study delivery.
Message PresenterWho Should Attend?
This webinar will appeal to:
- Clinical Operations and Study Delivery leaders at sponsors and CROs
- Feasibility, Site Strategy and Site Identification teams
- Patient Recruitment and Retention Leads
- Clinical Development and Program Leadership evaluating community-based or decentralized models
- Diversity and Representation in clinical research leads
- Site Network and Site Management professionals
What You Will Learn
Attendees will gain insight into:
- How embedding research in trusted community settings broadens patient reach
- How extending geographic access deeper into communities overcomes the enrollment and diversity challenges of traditional site models
- An insider view into the community trial site operating model and study delivery
- The link between access, enrollment performance and timeline predictability
Xtalks Partner
Hawthorne Health
Hawthorne Health is a community-based clinical research network delivering trials in healthcare settings patients are familiar with, trust, and can easily access. Our sites are located where traditional research sites are not, enabling participation by diverse patient populations traditionally excluded from research. Locating research where patients live makes participation easier, removing a primary barrier to enrollment, and that access improves enrollment performance, retention, and timeline predictability. A nationwide at-home network of 2,000+ GCP-trained clinicians extends delivery across all 50 states, supporting community, at-home, and hybrid models under centralized governance with a single point of accountability.
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