Research Concierge Service
Purpose of Research Concierge Service
The RCS is the "Front Door", or entry way, to all resources
of the CTSC program. Researchers from all partner
institutions can more easily identify and access the CTSC's
vast resources, both well-established but perhaps
unknown and those newly developed.
Research Concierge Service
The Research Concierge :
• Answers questions about CTSC services and resources
• Matches research ideas and needs to core services
• Navigates the novice researcher through the nuts and bolts of getting a study
underway and through the process (e.g., discussing formats and sections for
protocols, data tools, managing data, locating needed data resources)
• Assists with data flow design and identification of data tools for studies
• Provides guidance on regulatory requirements, IRB, IACUC, compliance, and data
safety and monitoring
• Provides education on the overall research process
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Research Concierge Service
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Responds to ad hoc requests from researchers
Assists with identifying study recruitment resources
Links researchers across disciplines and institutions
Provides training on the use of SciVal Experts*
Concierge In General
In general concierge services are those that offer a variety
of services and information to make “guests”/ researchers
welcome.
An upscale service to accomplish “the impossible”-going to
great lengths to assist a researcher with any request no
matter how difficult or rare.