SAN FRANCISCO: COMMUNITY RESEARCH ALLIANCE SEEKS MEDICAL DIRECTOR

The Community Research Alliance (see "Community Research Alliance: New San Francisco Effort for Community-Based Trials", AIDS TREATMENT NEWS number 70, December 1, 1988) is hiring a medical director, seeking a physician with experience in clinical research and with AIDS. This person will evaluate ideas for clinical trials, help physicians or others write formal protocols for submission the the organization's Scientific Advisory Committee, supervise data management and quality control of research, assist principal investigators with analysis
of results, and coordinate with physicians, community groups, pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, clinics, and research organizations.

The position is half time for now and may become full time later. It pays competitive salary commensurate with clinical and research experience.

Call Community Research Alliance, 415/626-2145, or send resume to 273 Church Street, San Francisco, CA
94114.


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AIDS TREATMENT NEWS reports on experimental and complementary treatments, especially those available now. It collects information from medical journals, and from interviews with scientists physicians, and other health practitioners, and persons with AIDS or ARC.

Long-term survivors have usually tried many different treatments, and found combinations which work for them. AIDS TREATMENT NEWS does not recommend particular therapies, but seeks to increase the options available.

We also examine the ethical and public-policy issues around AIDS treatment research.