Lead Locally, Impact Nationally: Roles and Responsibilities for Site PI in PHM Research

As the field of pediatric hospital medicine (PHM) grows, the need and opportunity to conduct randomized controlled trial (RCT) research to further the science of our field also grows. For successful conduct of PHM RCT studies, both the main principal investigator (PI) and site-PI personnel are needed. PHM has had rapid growth in the pool of junior and midcareer faculty poised to act as site-PI personnel and advance the health of hospitalized children. In this article, we describe the roles and responsibilities of site-PI personnel in multisite research. We also outline benefits of being a site PI and ways to explore this path of supporting PHM trials.