Office of Research Administration

Summa Health System's Clinical Research and Innovation mission is to encourage and support high quality, creative research which will advance knowledge and improve the overall care of our patients and the health of our community. 

Summa Health System is committed to research as an integral component of its academic and clinical environments. Summa Health System's Clinical Research and Innovation mission is to encourage and support high quality, creative research which will advance knowledge and improve the overall care of our patients and the health of our community.

The Office of Research Administration promotes and facilitates ethical and scholarly research activities conducted by attending and resident physicians, fellows, faculty, staff and students working on investigator-initiated or industry/government-sponsored research and ensures all research-related activities at Summa Health System are in compliance with all federal, state, and local laws and institutional policies governing research. The Office of Research Administration also promotes and supports research collaborations with Summa Health System's academic partners, including the Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron (ABIA) and the Kent-Summa Initiative for Clinical & Translational Research (ICTR).

Our new Financial Conflict of Interest in Research Policy can be found here; if you have any questions please contact us at 330-375-4045