To evaluate the state of clinical research in the united states and identify strategies for enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of clinical trials the institute of medicines forum on drug discovery development and translation convened a public workshop on october 7 8 2009 titled transforming clinical research in the united states clinical trial experts from academic research . Transforming clinical research in the united states challenges and opportunities workshop summary forum on drug discovery development and translation amazonde . Forum on drug discovery development and translation transforming clinical research in the united states challenges and opportunities workshop summary rebecca a english yeonwoo lebovitz and robert b giffin rapporteurs forum on drug discovery development and translation board on health sciences policy institute of medicine of the . Future forum plans include further examining regulatory administrative and structural barriers to the effective conduct of clinical research developing a vision for a stable continuously funded clinical research infrastructure in the united states and considering strategies and collaborative activities to facilitate more robust public engagement in the clinical research enterprise. Transforming clinical research in the united states challenges and opportunities forum on drug discovery development and translation held a 2 day workshop entitled transforming clinical research in the united states the workshop summarized in this volume laid the foundation for a broader initiative of the forum addressing different aspects of clinical research future forum plans