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                                                                 EXHIBIT 10.1(c)


                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT


         This AGREEMENT, dated as of _______________, 1998, by and between
CLINTRIALS RESEARCH INC., a Delaware corporation (the "COMPANY"), and
______________________ (hereinafter called the "EXECUTIVE").

         WHEREAS, the Company desires to employ the Executive and the Executive
is willing to serve as an employee of the Company, subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement;

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained
herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the parties hereto agree as
follows:

SECTION 1.        EMPLOYMENT.

         During the Term of Employment, as defined in Section 3 hereof, the
Company shall employ the Executive, and the Executive shall perform services for
the Company, as the _______________________________ of the Company on the terms
and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

SECTION 2.        DUTIES.

         During the Term of Employment, the Executive shall _______________
[DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES].

         The Executive shall devote his full business time, attention and
efforts to the performance of services for the Company, its affiliates and
subsidiaries; provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement shall preclude
the Executive from engaging in charitable and community affairs, managing his
personal investments, serving as a member of boards of directors of other
business companies as the Board may from time to time agree, to the extent that
such activities do not inhibit or impair the performance of the Executive's
duties under this Agreement, or conflict or compete (as provided in Section 10
hereof) with the business of the Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates.

SECTION 3.        TERM OF EMPLOYMENT.

         The Term of Employment of this Agreement shall be the period of one
year commencing on _________________, 1998 (the "EFFECTIVE DATE"); provided,
that commencing on the first anniversary of the Effective Date and on each
subsequent anniversary, the Term of this Agreement shall automatically be
extended for an additional year, unless, no later than ninety (90) days before
each such anniversary, either party provides notice to the other party of an
intention not to extend, and provided further, that this Agreement may be sooner
terminated pursuant to Section 7 hereof.



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SECTION 4.        CASH COMPENSATION.

                  (a) BASE SALARY. The Executive shall receive, as compensation
for his duties and obligations to the Company, a salary at the annual rate of
$_____________. Executive's annual salary shall be payable in substantially
equal installments in accordance with the Company's payroll practice. The Board
shall review the annual salary annually and in light of such review may, in its
discretion, increase such base annual salary taking into account any change in
Executive's then responsibilities, performance by the Executive, and other
pertinent factors. (Such base annual salary as it may be increased from time to
time is referred to as the "BASE SALARY".)

                  (b) ANNUAL BONUS. The Executive shall be eligible for an
annual bonus for each fiscal year of the Company during the Term of Employment
in the discretion of the Board.

                  (c) COMPANY STOCK OPTION. Upon execution of this Agreement,
the Company shall grant to Executive a non-qualified stock option (the "Company
Stock Option") to acquire _______ shares of the common shares of beneficial
interest of the Company), pursuant to the Company's 1989 Stock Option Plan at an
exercise price of $_______ per share. The Company Stock Option shall become
exercisable in four equal annual installments commencing on ______________,
199__. If the Company should terminate the Executive's employment for any reason
(including the expiration of the Term of Employment by notice given pursuant to
Section 3 hereof), other than for Cause (as such term is defined in Section 7
hereof), or in the event the Executive terminates his employment for Good Reason
(as such term is defined in Section 7 hereof), then (i) 50% of the number of
shares under the Company Stock Option which are not then exercisable shall
become exercisable and (ii) all shares under the Company Stock Option which are
exercisable (including pursuant to clause (i) of this sentence) shall remain
exercisable for at least twelve months following such termination.

SECTION 5.        OTHER BENEFIT AND COMPENSATION PROGRAMS AND PLANS.

                  (a) EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PROGRAMS. During the Term of Employment,
the Executive shall be entitled to participate in all employee benefit programs
of the Company in effect from time to time for senior executive officers,
including without limitation, pension and other retirement plans, profit sharing
plans, group life insurance, hospitalization, medical and dental coverage and
long-term disability insurance.

                  (b) EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PLANS. In addition to the
compensation and the Company Stock Option provided for in Section 4 hereof and
the employee benefit programs provided for in paragraph (a) of this Section, the
Executive, subject to meeting the eligibility provisions thereunder, shall be
entitled to participate in the Company's executive compensation plans, as
presently in effect or as they may be modified or added to by the Company from
time to time, including, without limitation, long-term incentive plans, deferred
compensation plans, supplemental retirement plans and stock option and other
stock based plans.


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                  (c) VACATIONS AND SICK LEAVE. The Executive shall be entitled
to vacation and sick leave each year, in accordance with the Company's policies
in effect from time to time, provided, however, that the Executive shall be
entitled to a minimum of 4 weeks vacation per year.

                  (d) EXPENSES. The Executive is authorized to incur reasonable
expense in carrying out his duties and responsibilities under this Agreement,
including expenses for travel and similar items related to such duties and
responsibilities, in accordance with the Company's established policies. The
Company will reimburse Executive for all such expenses upon presentation by
Executive from time to time of an appropriate itemized account of such
expenditures.

                  (e) RELOCATION EXPENDITURES. Company shall reimburse Executive
in amounts which, after provision for the net amount of all income taxes payable
by Executive with respect to the receipt of such amounts (taking into account
any moving expense or other deductions available to Executive), shall be equal
to all reasonable expenses of moving Executive and Executive's family and their
personal effects from Kalamazoo, Michigan to the Nashville, Tennessee area,
including, without limitation, (i) reasonable travel expenses and (ii) up to
four months of reasonable temporary living expenses.

                  (f) PURCHASE AND SALE OF RESIDENCES. Company shall, at the
request of Executive, make a bridge loan to Executive in connection with
Executive's purchase of a residence in the Nashville, Tennessee area, in an
amount requested by Executive, but in no event more than $500,000. The loan
shall be secured by a second mortgage on such residence, shall bear interest at
the lowest rate necessary to avoid imputed interest as a "below-market loan"
within the meaning of Section 7872 of the Internal Revenue Code, and shall
provide for repayment of the principal thereof to be made on the earlier of two
years from the date of such loan or the sale by the Executive of his residence
in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

SECTION 6.        DIRECTORS' AND OFFICERS' LIABILITY.

         The Company shall indemnify Executive and provide Executive with
directors' and officers' liability coverage and shall maintain the
indemnification and directors' and officers' liability insurance coverage, in
each case, at levels of coverage and protection no less favorable than that
provided by the Company for any director or officer of the Company, as
applicable. The directors' and officers' coverage and indemnification provided
herein shall continue, as to Executive, throughout the period of any applicable
statute of limitations subject, with respect to insurance coverage, to
availability of such insurance at commercially reasonable rates.

SECTION 7.        TERMINATION.

                  (a) TERMINATION FOR CAUSE. In order to terminate the
employment of Executive for Cause, the Company must deliver to Executive a
Notice of Termination given within ninety (90) days after the Board both (i) has
actual knowledge of conduct or an event allegedly constituting Cause, and (ii)
has reason to believe that such conduct or event could be grounds for Cause. For
purposes of this Agreement a "Notice of Termination"

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shall mean a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not
less than a majority of the membership of the Board, excluding Executive, at a
meeting called for the purpose of determining that Executive has engaged in
conduct which constitutes Cause (and at which Executive had a reasonable
opportunity, in consultation with his counsel, to be heard before the Board
prior to such vote).

                  For purposes of this Agreement "Cause" shall mean (A) the
Executive is convicted of, or has plead guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony;
(B) the willful and continued failure by the Executive to perform substantially
his duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from
incapacity due to physical or mental illness) after a demand for substantial
performance is delivered to the Executive by the Company which specifically
identifies the manner in which the Company believes the Executive has not
substantially performed his duties; (C) the Executive engages in conduct that
constitutes neglect or willful misconduct in carrying out his duties under this
Agreement involving material economic harm to the Company or any of its
subsidiaries; (D) material breach of this Agreement by the Executive; or (E) the
Executive's breach of fiduciary duty to the Company. The Executive shall have
ten (10) days following receipt of the Notice of Termination to cure his
conduct, to the extent such cure is possible.

                  In the event of termination of the Executive's employment by
the Company for Cause, the Executive shall only be entitled to:

                  (w)      any accrued but unpaid salary through his date of
         termination;

                  (x)      any earned but unpaid bonus from a prior fiscal year;

                  (y)      reimbursement of reasonable business expenses
         incurred prior to the date of termination; and

                  (z)      other or additional benefits, if any, in accordance
         with the applicable employee benefit programs of the Company referred
         to in Section 5(a).

                  (b) DEATH, RETIREMENT OR DISABILITY. In the event of the
death, Retirement or Disability of the Executive, the Executive's employment
shall be terminated as of the date of such death, Retirement or Disability and
the Executive, or the Executive's estate or legal representative, as
appropriate, shall be entitled to the amounts referred to in paragraph (a) of
this Section, together with any applicable amounts under the Company's executive
compensation plans referred to in Section 5(b).

                  For purposes of this Agreement:

                           (i) "Disability" shall mean "total and permanent
                  disability", as defined in the Company's long-term disability
                  plan for senior executives (or such other Company-provided
                  long-term disability benefit plan sponsored by the Company in
                  which Executive participates at the time the determination of
                  Disability is made) (the "Disability Plan"); provided,
                  however, that no termination of the employment of Executive
                  for Disability shall become


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                  effective (x) prior to the expiration of six (6) months after
                  the date the Executive first incurs the condition giving rise
                  to the Disability or (y) while the Executive is substantially
                  performing the regular duties associated with his employment
                  hereunder.

                           (ii) "Retirement" shall mean a voluntary decision by
                  the Executive to retire at any time after attaining age 60.

                  (c) TERMINATION WITHOUT CAUSE OR FOR GOOD REASON. If the
Company should terminate the Executive's employment for any reason (including
the expiration of the Term of Employment by notice given pursuant to Section 3
hereof), other than for Cause, or in the event the Executive terminates
employment for Good Reason, the Company shall pay the Executive, in a lump sum
within ten (10) days following his termination of employment, an amount equal to
the sum of (i) the Executive's highest Base Salary during the 12-month period
prior to his termination of employment and (ii) the average of the annual bonus
payable to the Executive for each of the two fiscal years of the Company during
the Term of Employment preceding the fiscal year in which his termination of
employment occurs. The Executive shall also be entitled to:

                  (A)  the amounts referred to in paragraph (a) of this Section;

                  (B) any applicable amounts under the Company's executive
compensation plans referred to in Section 5(b);

                  (C) continued participation in the medical, dental,
hospitalization and group life insurance coverage in which he was participating
on the date of the termination of his employment until the earlier of:

                           (x) the end of the 12-month period following his
                  termination of employment; and

                           (y) the date, or dates, he receives equivalent
                  coverage and benefits under the plans and programs of a
                  subsequent employer (such coverage and benefits to be
                  determined on a coverage-by-coverage, or benefit-by-benefit,
                  basis);

provided, however, nothing herein shall be deemed to limit any amounts or
benefits to which the Executive is otherwise entitled under the terms of any
benefit plans of the Company as in effect from time to time; and

                  (D) reimbursement for outplacement counseling in accordance
with the Company's established policies.

In addition, if the termination of employment referred to in the first sentence
of this paragraph (c) occurs during the first twelve (12) months of the Term of
Employment, the Company shall pay the Executive, in a lump sum within ten (10)
days following his termination of employment, an amount equal to the Executive's
highest Base Salary during

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the Term of Employment.

                  Executive must, within ninety (90) days after the Executive
has actual knowledge of the occurrence of an event or circumstances which would
give him reason to believe constitutes Good Reason, give thirty (30) days prior
written notice of his intent to terminate employment for Good Reason which
notice sets forth the event or circumstances believed to constitute Good Reason.
Upon receipt of such notice, the Company shall have ten (10) days to cure its
conduct, to the extent such cure is possible.

                  For purposes of this Agreement, "Good Reason" shall mean any
of the following (without Executive's express written consent):

                           (i) a reduction in the amount of the Executive's then
                  current Base Salary (other than as part of a reduction
                  affecting all of the 5 most senior management employees of the
                  Company and its subsidiaries);

                           (ii) the removal of or failure to elect or reelect
                  the Executive as President or Chief Executive Officer of the
                  Company, the failure of the Board to nominate the Executive
                  for a position as a member of the Board or the removal by the
                  Board of the Executive as a member of the Board (other than
                  for cause);

                           (iii) a material diminution in the Executive's duties
                  or responsibilities or the assignment to the Executive of
                  duties or responsibilities which are materially inconsistent
                  with his then current duties and responsibilities;

                           (iv)     any material breach by the Company of any
                  provision of this Agreement; and

                           (v) requiring Executive to be based at any office or
                  location more than twenty-five (25) miles from Nashville,
                  Tennessee, except for travel reasonably required in the
                  performance of Executive responsibilities and consistent with
                  past practices.

                  (d) TERMINATION WITHOUT GOOD REASON. In the event of a
termination of employment by the Executive without Good Reason (other than a
termination due to death, Retirement or Disability), the Executive shall have
the same entitlements as provided in paragraph (a) of this Section for
termination for Cause.

SECTION 8.        CHANGE OF CONTROL.

                  (a) If the Executive resigns from employment for any reason,
other than Retirement or Disability, during the 90-day period following a Change
of Control, such resignation shall be deemed to be a termination by the
Executive for Good Reason for purposes of Section 7.

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                  (b) In the event of the termination of employment of the
Executive by the Company without Cause or by the Executive for Good Reason
following a Change of Control, if the Executive is required, pursuant to Section
4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), to pay
(through withholding or otherwise) an excise tax on "excess parachute payments"
(as defined in Section 280G of the Code), the Company shall pay the Executive
the amount necessary to place the Executive in the same after-tax financial
position that he would have been in if he had not incurred any excise tax
liability under Section 4999 of the Code.

                  (c) For purposes of this Agreement, "Change of Control" shall
mean (i) the acquisition of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule
13d-3 promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act")) of greater than 50% of the then outstanding voting securities
of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the
"Voting Securities") by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of
Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder),
other than by the Company, an employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored
or maintained by the Company; (ii) a sale of all or substantially all of the
assets of the Company; (iii) a sale or other transfer of assets of the Company,
in one or a series of transactions, representing more than 50% of the total fair
market value of the Company's assets immediately prior to the transaction (or
the first transaction, if there are a series of transactions); (iv) any merger,
consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or other corporate transaction
with respect to the Company, unless the holders of the Voting Securities
immediately prior to such transaction own more than 50% of the voting securities
of the entity resulting from such transaction or the entity which controls such
resulting entity (in substantially the same percentages as they held prior to
such transaction); or (v) the date, following the expiration of any period of
twelve consecutive months that individuals, who at the beginning of such period
constituted the Board (together with any new directors whose election by such
Board or whose nomination for election by the shareholders of the Company was
approved by a vote of a majority of the directors of the Company then still in
office who were either directors at the beginning of such period or whose
election or nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any
reason to constitute a majority of the Board then in office.

SECTION 9.        MITIGATION.

                  The Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of
any payments or benefits provided for in Section 7(c) hereof by seeking other
employment or otherwise and no amounts earned by the Executive shall be used to
reduce or offset the amounts payable hereunder, except as otherwise provided in
Section 7(c).

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SECTION 10.       AGREEMENT NOT TO COMPETE.

                  (a) The Executive hereby covenants and agrees that at no time
during the period of his employment nor for a period of one year following the
termination thereof for any reason will he for himself or on behalf of any other
person, partnership, company or corporation, directly or indirectly, acquire any
financial or beneficial interest in (except as provided in the next sentence),
provide consulting services to, be employed by, or own, manage, operate or
control any business which is in competition with a business engaged in by the
Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates in any state of the United
States or in any foreign country in which any of them are engaged in business at
the time of such termination of employment for as long as they carry on a
business therein. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Executive shall
not be prohibited from owning less than five (5%) percent of any publicly traded
corporation, whether or not such corporation is in competition with the Company.

                  (b) The Executive hereby covenants and agrees that, at all
times during the period of his employment and for a period of one year
immediately following the termination thereof for any reason, the Executive
shall not employ or seek to employ any person employed at that time by the
Company or any of its subsidiaries, or otherwise encourage or entice such person
or entity to leave such employment.

                  (c) It is the intention of the parties hereto that the
restrictions contained in this Section be enforceable to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law. Therefore, to the extent any court of competent
jurisdiction shall determine that any portion of the foregoing restrictions is
excessive, such provision shall not be entirely void, but rather shall be
limited or revised only to the extent necessary to make it enforceable.
Specifically, if any court of competent jurisdiction should hold that any
portion of the foregoing description is overly broad as to one or more states of
the United States or one or more foreign jurisdictions, then that state or
states or foreign jurisdiction or jurisdictions shall be eliminated from the
territory to which the restrictions of paragraph (a) of this Section applies and
the restrictions shall remain applicable in all other states of the United
States and foreign jurisdictions.

SECTION 11.       CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.

         The Executive agrees to keep secret and retain in the strictest
confidence all confidential matters which relate to the Company, its
subsidiaries and affiliates, including, without limitation, customer lists,
client lists, trade secrets, pricing policies and other business affairs of the
Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates learned by him from the Company or any
such subsidiary or affiliate or otherwise before or after the date of this
Agreement, and not to disclose any such confidential matter to anyone outside
the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, whether during or after
his period of service with the Company, except (i) as such disclosure may be
required or appropriate in connection with his work as an employee of the
Company or (ii) when required to do so by a court of law, by any governmental
agency having supervisory authority over the business of the Company or by any
administrative or legislative body (including a committee thereof) with apparent
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information. The Executive agrees to give the Company advance written notice of
any disclosure pursuant to clause (ii) of the preceding sentence and to
cooperate with any efforts by the Company to limit the extent of such
disclosure. Upon request by the Company, the Executive agrees to deliver
promptly to the Company upon termination of his services for the Company, or at
any time thereafter as the Company may request, all Company, subsidiary or
affiliate memoranda, notes, records, reports, manuals, drawings, designs,
computer files in any media and other documents (and all copies thereof)
relating to the Company's or any subsidiary's or affiliate's business and all
property of the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate associated therewith,
which he may then possess or have under his direct control, other than personal
notes, diaries, rolodexes and correspondence.

SECTION 12.       REMEDY.

         Should the Executive engage in or perform, either directly or
indirectly, any of the acts prohibited by Sections 10 or 11 hereof, it is agreed
that the Company shall be entitled to full injunctive relief, to be issued by
any competent court of equity, enjoining and restraining the Executive and each
and every other person, firm, organization, association, or corporation
concerned therein, from the continuance of such violative acts. The foregoing
remedy available to the Company shall not be deemed to limit or prevent the
exercise by the Company of any or all further rights and remedies which may be
available to the Company hereunder or at law or in equity.

SECTION 13.       SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS.

         This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
heirs and representatives of the Executive and the assigns and successors of the
Company, but neither this Agreement nor any rights hereunder shall be assignable
or otherwise subject to hypothecation by the Executive (except by will or by
operation of the laws of intestate succession) or by the Company except that the
Company shall be required to assign this Agreement to any successor (whether by
purchase or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the assets or businesses
of the Company, unless otherwise requested by the Executive.

SECTION 14.       REPRESENTATIONS.

         The Company represents and warrants that it is fully authorized and
empowered to enter into this Agreement and that the performance of its
obligations under this Agreement will not violate any material agreement to
which it is a party or by which it is bound. The Executive represents that he is
not a party or bound by any agreement that would be violated by the performance
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SECTION 15.       GOVERNING LAW.

         This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in
accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without reference to rules
relating to conflicts of law.

SECTION 16.       ENTIRE AGREEMENT.

         This Agreement constitutes the full and complete understanding and
agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and
supersedes all prior understandings and agreements as to employment of the
Executive by the Company. This Agreement cannot be amended, changed, modified or
terminated without the written consent of the parties hereto.

SECTION 17.       WAIVER OF BREACH.

         The waiver by either party of a breach of any term of this Agreement
shall not operate nor be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach thereof.
Any waiver must be in writing and signed by the Executive or an authorized
officer of the Company, as the case may be.

SECTION 18.       SURVIVORSHIP.

         The respective rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall
survive any termination of the Executive's employment to the extent necessary to
the intended preservation of such rights and obligations.

SECTION 19.       NOTICES.

         Any notice, report, request or other communication given under this
Agreement shall be written and shall be effective upon delivery personally or
when sent by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt
requested.

         Unless otherwise notified by any of the parties, notices shall be sent
to the parties as follows:

                  TO THE COMPANY:

                           ClinTrials Research Inc.
                           20 Burton Hills Road
                           Suite 500
                           Nashville, Tennessee  37215


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                  WITH A COPY TO:

                     Mark Manner
                     Harwell Howard Hyne Gabbert & Manner, P.C.
                     1800 First American Center
                     Nashville, Tennessee  37238

                  TO THE EXECUTIVE:


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                  WITH A COPY TO:

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SECTION 20.       ARBITRATION.

         Any dispute among the parties hereto shall be settled by final and
binding arbitration in Nashville, Tennessee, in accordance with the then
effective rules of the American Arbitration Association, and judgment upon the
award rendered may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.

SECTION 21.       SEVERABILITY.

         If any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall
be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law,
the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained
herein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

SECTION 22.       HEADINGS.

         The headings of the sections contained in this Agreement are for
convenience only and shall not be deemed to control or affect the meaning or
construction of any provision of this Agreement.

SECTION 23.       COUNTERPARTS.

         This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together will
constitute one and the same instrument.


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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as
of the day and year first above written.

                                   CLINTRIALS RESEARCH INC.


                                   By:
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                                   Title:
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                                   EXECUTIVE:


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