Ashton Satchwell | Q-Switch Podcast

🔬 45–50 CLINICAL TRIALS. ONE PRIVATE-PRACTICE SITE. 👁️🤯 What does it take to build a world-class clinical research operation outside an academic institution? On this episode of The Q-Switch Conversations, I sit down with Ashton Satchwell, Clinical Research Manager at Austin Retina Associates, to explore how a private retina practice built a sophisticated research program spanning three dedicated locations, with the Austin site alone conducting approximately 45–50 active clinical trials. 🚀 But the numbers are only part of the story. Ashton takes us behind the scenes of what makes the operation work: 🔬 How clinical research is helping shape the future of retina care and sight-saving therapies 📈 How Lean process improvement helped transform efficiency and scale the organization 💡 Why the people closest to a problem may be the best people to solve it 🤝 How empowerment, trust and accountability create a high-performing research culture 🍽️ Why Austin Retina models its patient experience after “fine dining”—making clinical-trial participants feel known, valued and appreciated ❤️ And why, despite all the protocols, technology and data, the mission ultimately comes back to one thing: SAVING MORE SIGHT. This is a fascinating look inside what private-practice clinical research can become when people, process, culture and purpose all work together. 🎙️ Watch the full episode of The Q-Switch Conversations, exclusively on The Q-Switch Podcast YouTube channel. 👍 LIKE • SUBSCRIBE • COMMENT • SHARE 💬 Could private practices play an even bigger role in accelerating the future of ophthalmic clinical research? #QSwitchConversations #AshtonSatchwell #ClinicalResearch #ClinicalTrials #RetinaResearch #Ophthalmology #Retina #PrivatePractice #VisionResearch #HealthcareInnovation #PatientExperience #HealthcareLeadership #EyeCare #TheQSwitchPodcast