For Researchers

WellSpan Health has a strong track record of conducting sponsored projects and participating in clinical trials.

Our research team provides comprehensive central administrative services for all of WellSpan and its affiliated contracts. We’re committed to building strong relationships with government, industry and academia.

We recognize the great value placed on timely site start-up. The information here should help speed up your proposals and site evaluations.

We also have several auxiliary services available to assist you in conducting clinical trials, including pharmacy, laboratory and imaging. Each auxiliary service can provide documentation of appropriate certifications or accreditation upon request.

Institutional Information

Find information you will need for your proposals and site evaluations.

WellSpan Health Research

c/o Hoover Library

1001 S. George St.

York, PA 17403

Phone: 717-851-2223

Email: Research@wellspan.org

The FWA signatory official is Michael Bohrn, MD.

All nondisclosure agreements are executed through the WellSpan Research office.

When WellSpan contracts services from a third party, we’ll amend the language to reflect a three-party agreement.

The principal investigator/designee (usually the coordinator) can facilitate the completion of the site evaluation questionnaire.

WellSpan is a fully integrated health system with several auxiliary services available, including pharmacy, laboratory and imaging.

Principal investigators are responsible for obtaining a letter of commitment from the appropriate auxiliary service for any non-standard-of-care services proposed within a clinical trial prior to IRB review.

Each auxiliary service can provide documentation of appropriate certifications or accreditation upon request.

Proposed budgets for sponsored research and research grants should be forwarded to the research team with the protocol, informed consent document and agreement.

They’ll perform a budget analysis and schedule a review with the principal investigator (or designee) to review any changes before negotiating with the sponsor.

WellSpan Health is the designated entity in which all funds are processed (tax ID number is 22-2517863).

You may request a copy of the W-9 form. Please let us know if you need anything else to establish WellSpan Health as a vendor.

You must disclose any financial and personal interests related to your proposed research at the time of the IRB application and when seeking external funding.

Submit the disclosure on either a sponsor-provided form or the WellSpan Health IRB Financial or Personal Interest Disclosure Reporting form.

This form is found in IRBNet under Forms and Documents, or you can request one by emailing IRB@wellspan.org.

Disclosure(s) must be reviewed, managed, reduced or eliminated before the WellSpan Health IRB can approve your proposed research. These requirements come from the federal government and must be taken seriously. Our research team will assist you in this process.

All legal documents related to research (e.g., contracts, agreements, master agreements, study/work orders, data use agreements and business associate agreements) should be forwarded to the corporate director of research with a copy of the protocol, informed consent document and proposed budget.

They will update local information and negotiate the terms with the sponsor based on WellSpan Health standards. WellSpan legal consultation will be obtained as necessary.

Depending on the volume of agreements, WellSpan attempts to finalize the negotiation process within a month's time. If we contract services from a third party, it may take a little longer to execute the agreement.

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