Other advantages of being a clinical trial investigator include:

• Professional development: Be on the cutting edge of your therapeutic area of expertise, meet other investigators, exchange ideas, plan future collaborations, and work with investigational medications and processes that are not yet approved by the FDA.
• Professional recognition: Use your role as an investigator to co-author articles for publication and be recognized as a thought leader within the medical community.
• Personal satisfaction: Offer your patients new medical alternatives that may only be available through participation in clinical trials.
• Compensation: Clinical trials can provide significant compensation for your time and efforts.
• Role in the advancement of medicine: Be a leader in your field by potentially bringing breakthrough drugs and medical devices – products that could impact the health of people around the world – to market.