Sarah A. Duffy-Clinton is a healthcare compliance and clinical research leader with more than 25 years of experience guiding hospitals and health systems through CMS, HIPAA, and FDA regulatory requirements. She has built and led research compliance programs covering conflicts of interest, research billing, IRB processes, and Good Clinical Practice standards, and has directed clinical trials operations spanning protocol development, regulatory affairs, and audit readiness. She holds certifications as a Certified Clinical Research Professional (SoCRA) and Certified in Healthcare Research Compliance (HCCA), and regularly presents at national conferences on research compliance topics.