Research unit network (RUN) as a learning research system

Alejandro P. Comellas; Jackline M. Wangui-Verry; Kimberly J. Sprenger; Patricia L. Winokur; Patrick B. Barlow; Maran Subramain

doi:10.1017/cts.2023.514

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Research unit network (RUN) as a learning research system

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Research unit network (RUN) as a learning research system

Alejandro P. Comellas, Jackline M. Wangui-Verry, Kimberly J. Sprenger, Patricia L. Winokur, Patrick B. Barlow and Maran Subramain

Journal of clinical and translational science, Vol.7(1), e89

03/27/2023

DOI: 10.1017/cts.2023.514

PMCID: PMC10130846

PMID: 37125056

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The clinical research units (CRUs) are one of the main spaces where both translational research and science take place. However, there is a lack of information about both best practices for CRU operations and, ultimately, benchmarks to evaluate CRU performance. The Research Unit Network (RUN) was created with the purpose to enable direct communication and collaboration among CRUs. An online survey was administered to further illustrate the functionality and impact of RUN. Thirty-one individual survey responses (39.2%) were included in the final analysis. The members value RUN monthly meetings (87.1%) as the most useful aspect of this network and CRU budgeting (67.7%) and staffing (61.3%) were the most relevant topics discussed. This is followed by EPIC – Research (58.1%), delegation of authority logs, unit signatures, and policies (51.6%), COVID-19 pandemic response (41.9%), the implementation of clinical trial management system (29.0%), and protocol deviations (19.4%). The intermediate goal of RUN is to identify best practices CRUs are establishing, implementing, and sharing these experiences with the goal to adopt them in different CRUs. The network’s long-term goal is to establish standard benchmarks that can be used for evaluating the performance of CRUs across the nation.

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Title: Subtitle: Research unit network (RUN) as a learning research system
Creators: Alejandro P. Comellas - University of Iowa, Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Occupational Medicine
Jackline M. Wangui-Verry - University of Iowa
Kimberly J. Sprenger - University of Iowa
Patricia L. Winokur - University of Iowa, Infectious Diseases
Patrick B. Barlow - Institute for Clinical and Translational Science, , , , Department of Internal Medicine
Maran Subramain - University of Iowa, Institute for Clinical and Translational Science
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of clinical and translational science, Vol.7(1), e89
DOI: 10.1017/cts.2023.514
PMID: 37125056
PMCID: PMC10130846
NLM abbreviation: J Clin Transl Sci
ISSN: 2059-8661
eISSN: 2059-8661
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Date published: 03/27/2023
Academic Unit: Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Occupational Medicine; Infectious Diseases; ICTS; Center for Social Science Innovation; Institute for Clinical and Translational Science; Office of Consultation and Research in Medical Education; General Internal Medicine; Medicine Administration; Internal Medicine
Record Identifier: 9984443351702771

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