About Us

The Texas Health Research and Education Institute (THRE) is the non-profit research institute of Texas Health Resources, responsible for and supporting research endeavors and providing education about research across the 24 acute-care and short-stay hospitals that make up the Texas Health System.
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Research that advances care

Research is part of Texas Health's mission and commitment to our patients, our community, and our academic partners. Texas Health invests considerable professional, financial, data and operational resources into research to improve the health of the people in the communities we serve. THRE works individually with Texas Health physicians on the medical staff and other personnel to foster and support research interests, and provides infrastructure to support research that advances health care and improves the health and well-being of the people in the communities we serve.

Start your research career here
Start your research career here

Explore the basics of clinical research and gain an introduction to the processes, procedures and guidelines used to conduct a clinical research study. Learn how Texas Health partners with UT Southwestern and access shared resources.

Research Administration
Research Administration

Research Administration ensures proper billing and allocation of study funds, whether sponsored and grant funded, and includes the transfer of revenue to the appropriate entity.

Inside the Institute
THRE is organized into five departments that handle research operations, compliance, grants, study support, and study coordination.
Research Administration
Research Administration

Invoicing, billing, research patient coding and billing, CMS approval, contract negotiation, budget negotiation.

Research Compliance
Research Compliance

THR maintains its own Human Research Protections Program (HRPP) and all studies must be reviewed and approved by THR HRPP prior to initiating a study at THR.

Grants
Grants

Review, submission, and oversight of grants.

Study Support
Study Support

Regulatory document maintenance, IRB submission and maintenance, Study patient tracking/management.

Study Coordination
Study Coordination

THRE has coordinators & nurses available to support your research endeavors. Submit your request here.

Institutional Review Board
Institutional Review Board

Please check with THR HRPP to use an IRB other than the UTSW IRB.

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Nursing Research
Make your mark at Texas Health Resources by partnering with a nurse scientist to conduct research that can improve care throughout the system.
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