Biomedical Emergency, Acute, and Critical Care Trials and Observational Network (BEACON)

BEACON is a physician-investigator led consortium in the United States that works together to design and execute clinical research studies.

Brandon Allen, MD

UF Health (University of Florida)

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Brandon Allen, MD

Gainesville, FL

UF Health–Gainesville is the University of Florida’s flagship academic medical center and a high-acuity tertiary/quaternary referral hub serving North Central Florida and the broader Southeast, with a 135,000-visit emergency care enterprise and advanced adult and pediatric critical care capabilities. As a Level I trauma, comprehensive stroke, burn, and chest pain center, our site serves a diverse catchment area spanning urban, suburban, rural, and medically underserved communities, creating an ideal environment for pragmatic emergency, acute, and critical care trials. Our clinical trial infrastructure is further strengthened by the UF College of Medicine Clinical Research Hub, which provides centralized study intake, budget and feasibility support, OnCore and Epic research workflows, participant tracking, revenue capture, and enterprise-wide operational guidance for NIH-defined clinical trials.