Andrea Smith

Andrea Smith, CCRP, Medical Assistant

Supervisor and Education Specialist, Clinical Trials Unit

SC CTSI Role

Andrea is the Clinical Trials Unit (CTU) Supervisor and the Clinical Research Support Office (CRSO) Education Specialist.

Contact Information

asmith@chla.usc.edu
323-361-6302

Professional Background

Andrea has more than 17 years’ experience in Clinical Research and has been with CHLA since 2008.  She started as a Clinical Research Coordinator, and then worked her way up to become the CTU Supervisor and the CRSO Education Specialist in 2017. She supervises the Clinical Trials Unit and is the go to person for getting studies set-up for services provided by the unit. As the CRSO Education Specialist, she serves as a mentor/coach for research teams and is available for training, consulting services, and providing researcher support for the CHLA clinical research community, including investigators and research staff. 

Interests

Education, Horseback Riding, Music, Traveling, Friends/Family, Good Vibes, and Making a Difference

NIH Funding Acknowledgment: Important - All publications resulting from the utilization of SC CTSI resources are required to credit the SC CTSI grant by including the NIH funding acknowledgment and must comply with the NIH Public Access Policy.