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Item The Access Technology Program of the Indiana Clinical Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI): A model to facilitate access to cutting-edge technologies across a state(Cambridge, 2021) Orschell, Christie M.; Skaar, Todd C.; DeFord, Melanie E.; Ybe, Joel; Driscol, Julie; Drury, Christine; Reeves, Lilith; Willis, Monte S.; Reiter, Jill L.; York, Jenna; Orr, Rob; McClintick, Jeanette N.; Sors, Thomas G.; Hunt, Joe; Cornetta, Kenneth; Shekhar, Anantha; Medicine, School of MedicineIntroduction: Access to cutting-edge technologies is essential for investigators to advance translational research. The Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI) spans three major and preeminent universities, four large academic campuses across the state of Indiana, and is mandate to provide best practices to a whole state. Methods: To address the need to facilitate the availability of innovative technologies to its investigators, the Indiana CTSI implemented the Access Technology Program (ATP). The activities of the ATP, or any program of the Indiana CTSI, are challenged to connect technologies and investigators on the multiple Indiana CTSI campuses by the geographical distances between campuses (1–4 hr driving time). Results: Herein, we describe the initiatives developed by the ATP to increase the availability of state-of-the-art technologies to its investigators on all Indiana CTSI campuses, and the methods developed by the ATP to bridge the distance between campuses, technologies, and investigators for the advancement of clinical translational research. Conclusions: The methods and practices described in this publication may inform other approaches to enhance translational research, dissemination, and usage of innovative technologies by translational investigators, especially when distance or multi-campus cultural differences are factors to efficient application.Item Developing Common Metrics for the Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSAs): Lessons Learned.(Wiley, 2015-10) Rubio, Doris M.; Blank, Arthur E.; Dozier, Ann; Hites, Lisle; Gilliam, Victoria A.; Hunt, Joe; Rainwater, Julie; Trochim, William M.; Indiana CTSIThe National Institutes of Health (NIH) Roadmap for Medical Research initiative, funded by the NIH Common Fund and offered through the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) program, developed more than 60 unique models for achieving the NIH goal of accelerating discoveries toward better public health. The variety of these models enabled participating academic centers to experiment with different approaches to fit their research environment.A central challenge related to the diversity of approaches is the ability to determine the success and contribution of each model. This paper describes the effort by the Evaluation Key Function Committee to develop and test a methodology for identifying a set of common metrics to assess the efficiency of clinical research processes and for pilot testing these processes for collecting and analyzing metrics. The project involved more than one-fourth of all CTSAs and resulted in useful information regarding the challenges in developing common metrics, the complexity and costs of acquiring data for the metrics, and limitations on the utility of the metrics in assessing clinical research performance. The results of this process led to the identification of lessons learned and recommendations for development and use of common metrics to evaluate the CTSA effort.Item Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute Metrics(Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, 2011-04-08) Shekhar, Anantha; McGowan, Julie; Hunt, JoeThe Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (Indiana CTSI) activities are designed to contribute to the achievement of NIH Strategic Goals for the Clinical and Translational Sciences Award program. The Indiana CTSI uses a Logic Model-based system of metrics to provide data to the NIH regarding Indiana CTSI accomplishments. The metrics address achievement of Specific Aims, number of investigators benefitting from Indiana CTSI resources, publications generated from Indiana CTSI-supported activities, and the awarding of pilot grant funds to support the acquisition of findings and data that may support applications for external funding. This poster shows the growth in Indiana CTSI accomplishments over the first three years of the CTSA grant. Conclusions: The Indiana CTSI has increased its contribution to the NIH strategic goals to advance the conduct of clinical and translational sciences through support of investigators, the contribution of new knowledge, and support for pilot grant activity.Item Using Social Network Analysis Tools to Visualize and Analyze Collaboration in Use of CTSA Resources and Publications(Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, 2011-04-08) Shekhar, Anantha; McGowan, Julie; Hunt, JoeTo garner baseline data to determine whether or not the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (Indiana CTSI) was achieving collaboration across disciplines and institutions, the Indiana CTIS Tracking and Evaluation (T&E) Program compiled data regarding the utilization of resources across different Indiana CTSI programs and Project Development Teams (PDT) and data for the authors, departments, and institutional affiliations of Indiana CTSI peer reviewed publications. The Indiana CTSI T&E used a social networking tool, NodeXL, and data garnered to create a visualization of utilization of resources and publications co-authorship. The analysis showed the mean number of contacts with different resources per investigator was 1.37; every targeted program and PDT was shown to be linked to another. For publications analysis, 64 papers were identified with a total of 195 authors from the four Indiana CTSI member institutions. Sixty-nine of the authors were ICTSI investigators. However, 126 authors were non Indiana CTSI investigators although residing at partner institutions. Most surprising was that 140 authors were from 58 non-Indiana CTSI institutions. Conclusion: Baseline data indicates interdisciplinary and inter-institutional collaboration is already taking place.