The National Alliance of Research Associates Programs (NARAP) The National Alliance of Research Associates Programs (NARAP) is a unique, non-profit, clinical research organization. Centered in the emergency departments across the country, The National Alliance of Research Associate Programs (NARAP) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) clinical research organization facilitating large scale, national, multi-center studies to increase the quality of health care delivery nationally, especially in the areas of screening and prevention.Our work engages vast numbers of pre-health professional students as data collectors in the studies, providing enhanced clinical opportunities unique to the research setting while teaching the fundamentals of interacting with patients.