PARC | I | II | III | ED | |
A. A trauma center shall have: | E | E | NA | NA | NA |
(1) An organized trauma research program with a designated physician director and documented research plan; | |||||
(2) Regular meetings of the research group; and | |||||
(3) Evidence of productivity through peer review. | |||||
B. The Trauma Center shall have: | |||||
(I) Proposals reviewed by an institutional review board; | E | E | D | D | NA |
(2) Presentations at local, regional, or national meetings; | E | E | D | D | NA |
(3) Publications in peer-reviewed journals on an average of seven per year; and | E | E | D | D | NA |
(4) Clinical research trials designed to enhance the trauma system's ability to resuscitate, stabilize, and treat trauma patients in the most cost-effective manner. | E | E | D | D | NA |
Md. Code Regs. 30.08.05.16