OK. You’ve designed your study. You’ve done all of the preliminaries. Now it’s time to get started. But wait, what about the issues that are bound to surface regarding access to research services and resources, retention of study participants, regulatory matters, or administrative and budget questions? And don’t forget to keep tabs on your original proposal, because if your research starts to deviate too much from what you set out to study, you’re going to need to explain why.

We’ll be looking at all of these issues—and where to turn for help, if you need it—in the near future.