*Purpose*

Students in the UCLA Stroke Study will be involved in double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, multicenter research projects investigating the safety and efficacy of the use of various drugs and procedures applied to the patients that arrive in the UCLA Emergency Room with onset of acute ischemic stroke. As research associates, students are required to learn the basis for the investigation of new drugs and interventions in stroke, the pre-clinical research, the phases of trials, and the proper interpretation of the results obtained. In their tasks, students will utilize their knowledge of the study hypothesis and methodology, patient selection criteria, inclusion and exclusion criteria, and rationale for the use of the drug procedure. Students will be involved in gathering data, identifying and enrolling patients, and analyzing the data. They will also have the opportunity to independently follow up on patients that have been enrolled.


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