Academic or Community Partnership Assistance

Helping researchers identify partners and foster relationships across academic and community settings

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Access Los Angeles Countywide Patient Data

LADR is an integration of medical records and clinical research data across all participating networks. Investigators are able to find sets of aggregated patient information through a web-based application all while preserving patient privacy.

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Automated Assistance with Study Recruitment on Social Media

Use Trial Promoter to make your social media recruitment quicker, more streamlined and efficient.

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Budget Development Support

Provides consultations and guidance on preparation of study budgets for investigator-initiated studies

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Clinical Research Coordinators

Experienced fee-for-service clinical research coordinators for hire who provide study-related services

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Clinical Trial Management System (CTMS)

USC’s Clinical Trial Management System, OnCore, is a jointly sponsored, web-based software system for managing clinical trials

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Clinical Trials Unit (CTU) at USC

Provides a broad range of services to assist in the initiation and conduct of human services

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Community-Based Study Design

Providing assistance in adapting traditional research methods to the community setting

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Community-Engaged Research Support

Offering new pathways to address the health and social needs across communities in Southern California and beyond

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Custom Data Requests and Clinical Data Services

The SC CTSI provides services enabling complete access and analysis of patient data from the electronic medical records of Keck Medicine of USC, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, and the Los Angeles Department of Health Services.

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Data Retrieval from Electronic Medical Records for USC Researchers

USC can use the research data warehouse for study planning (feasibility assessments, power analyses) through their respective i2b2 portals

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Developing a Community Advisory Board for Research Toolkit

This toolkit is intended to assist researchers in navigating the processes of developing and establishing a community advisory board (CAB) for their research studies. Practical tips and step-by-step guidelines are provided

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Digital & Traditional Tools for Recruitment Toolkit

This toolkit contains proven strategies and tips to help researchers develop a solid plan to recruit and retain study participants.

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First-time NIH R01 Application Submission Counseling

This service is offered to investigators who are submitting their first research project grant (R01) to the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

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Geospatial Social and Environmental Data

Access census-tract data to power research on social and environmental determinants of health

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K12 Program Development Support

Research-related training programs are essential in developing a qualified research workforce at USC and beyond.

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Mentored Career Development in Clinical and Translational Science Program (KL2) Advisement

The Mentored Career Development in Clinical and Translational Science (KL2) is a three-year program created to support research career development for health professionals or individuals with research doctoral degrees who wish to pursue formal training and a career in clinical and translational research.

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New Study Navigation Tool

This tool will help you determine where to go to activate your clinical research study at USC, including contracting offices, review committees, and ancillary services.

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Qualitative Research Support

Providing expertise in designing and conducting qualitative research

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Regulatory Knowledge & Support

Expert support for faculty with new grants, small business innovative research grants, and start-up companies

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Research Career Development Educational Counseling

The SC CTSI provides educational offering advisement to those clinicians, post-doctoral fellows, residents, students and research staff who are seeking research education.

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Research Ethics Support

SC CTSI provides research ethics support to help investigators, research team members, and clinicians anticipate, identify, and respond to relevant ethical issues and adopt and share best practices.

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Research Match

Research Match is a useful tool that connects volunteers with studies (not just clinical trials).

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Research Navigation

Obtain assistance with any aspect of planning or conducting a human study

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Research Nurses

Research nurses balance standard of care and protocol-specific requirements in order to provide and ensure the highest level of care

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Specimen Processing

A one-stop unit for processing, storing, and shipping research samples collected from research patients

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Study Participant Recruitment Support

Obtain customized recruitment and retention strategies that fit your study’s needs, timeline, and budget

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Successful Research Recruitment: A Toolkit for a Community-Based Approach

This toolkit aims to develop greater capacity and success in research participant recruitment, particularly in the recruitment of underrepresented populations such as ethnic minorities

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Support for NIH Research Career Development Awards (K-series)

The SC CTSI provides support to those faculty or post-doctoral candidates who intend to submit k-series grants to NIH.

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Team Science Workshops

Custom workshops for USC research teams with any size to help strengthen your team collaboration.

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Toolkit for Developing Community Partnerships

This community partnership toolkit outlines the process and approach needed during every phase of community-engaged research including: relationship building, proposal development, project execution and dissemination

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Trial Innovation Network (TIN)

The TIN is a national network that focuses on operational innovation, operational excellence and collaboration and leverages the expertise and resources of the CTSA Program.

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TriNetX

TriNetX is the global health research network that optimizes clinical research and enables discoveries through the generation of real-world evidence.

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USC Health Sciences Profiles

A public search tool to find research collaborators and strengthen your online presence

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USC Training Finder

Fostering research compliance at USC

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NIH Funding Acknowledgment: Important - All publications resulting from the utilization of SC CTSI resources are required to credit the SC CTSI grant by including the NIH funding acknowledgment and must comply with the NIH Public Access Policy.