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SCTR Research Resources

Explore a variety of resources, including tools, guides, websites, and services available to support research teams across the translational research spectrum.

Connect with SCTR Services

Free Consultative Services

The SCTR SUCCESS Center serves as a “front door” for access to all SCTR research resources, including several in-house, free consultative services provided by highly experienced subject matter experts. The SUCCESS Center also provides linkages to all SCTR programs and their respective consultative services, helpful information, and general navigation assistance, regardless of a study’s funding source.

Fee-Based Services

SCTR provides investigators access to resources that facilitate the performance of clinical and translational research by directly providing research services. Costs may be hourly charges or per-patient fees based on the needs of the researcher and type of service provided. Both the SCTR Research Nexus, which provides space as well as a myriad of patient-oriented services, and the Biomedical Informatics Center provide comprehensive fee-based services in a cost-effective manner with the goal of strengthening the discipline of clinical and translational science.

SPARCRequest

SPARCRequest is a web-based research management system providing a central portal to researchers to browse services and submit service and pricing requests. 

Visit SPARCRequest to browse SCTR’s comprehensive online catalog of both free and fee-based research services, request services, and/or quickly obtain pricing as applicable. Please contact the SUCCESS Center for questions or assistance (SUCCESS@musc.edu).

Research Onboarding & Training

Connect with the resources, training checklists, and access needed to get started in research.

Getting Started

Find resources to get started in research and successfully navigate activities throughout the research project lifecycle.

Research Training

Guiding MUSC study teams to the training they need to conduct clinical and translational research responsibly and effectively.

External Affiliates Logins

Username and password for non-MUSC research staff who, for study purposes, need systems access.

Data Access

Learn how to navigate the process of accessing clinical data to evaluate your study's feasibility.

SCTR's Research Data Access & Feasibility team can help you navigate the process of accessing clinical data to evaluate your study's feasibility. Our consultative meeting topics include:

  • Research feasibility considerations
  • Data access needs
  • Research data request services
  • Study-specific guidance using our self-service tools: Epic's SlicerDicer and CDW Research Query Tool

The team will also work to discuss a myriad of other feasibility considerations and facilitate matching to other service providers, as needed for successful implementation of your study.

Contacts

Kristen Clasen
Research Opportunities & Collaborations Metrics & Evaluation Manager
TIN Point of Contact (POC)

Heather Hopmeier
Research Opportunities and Collaborations Program Coordinator

researchoppcollab@musc.edu

Study Setup

MAP-R

Access the MUSC Approval Plan for Research (MAP-R) to create a personalized action plan for approvals and mandatory research training.

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QI Tool

MUSC’s Quality Improvement (QI) Self-Certification Tool can help determine whether a project qualifies as research, QI, or program evaluation.

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Find a Collaborator

Palmetto Profiles

Palmetto Profiles enables new ways for researchers, including mentors and mentees, and industry partners, to network and collaborate.

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Scientific Retreats

SCTR facilitates collaboration across traditional disciplinary and institutional lines by sponsoring statewide, thematic-based retreats for basic, clinical, and population scientists, and community practitioners at all career stages.

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Additional Resources

Access commonly used research tools and websites supported by SCTR.

Implementation Science Telehealth Toolkit

Interdisciplinary clinical and research teams engaged in the implementation of telehealth innovations can find guidance to design and conduct dissemination and implementation evaluations.

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REDCap

REDCap is a free, secure web application for building and managing online surveys and databases, and offers a vast array of tools that can be tailored to virtually any data collection strategy.

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ReGARDD

The Regulatory Guidance for Academic Research of Drugs and Devices (ReGARDD) website provides academic researchers with the regulatory tools and resources necessary to successfully navigate the pathway from discovery to clinical implementation of new drugs, biologics and medical devices.

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RMID

The Research Master ID (RMID) provides a unique numeric identifier that links a research study across multiple MUSC electronic research systems. The purpose of the RMID is to allow for accurate identification of research studies, improve tracking and reporting of institutional research metrics, and increase data accuracy across the system.

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University Boilers

Find Institutional information about the Medical University of South Carolina to guide the development of the resources and facilities portion of your proposal, as well as MUSC Fact Sheets.

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Expand Your Research

Contact Us

 

SCTR SUCCESS Center
843-792-8300
SUCCESS@musc.edu