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Institute for Integration of Medicine & Science<\/a><\/h3>\n
PI: Robert A. Clark, MD<\/h5>\n

As a major component of the UT Health San Antonio, the IIMS<\/a> houses our CTSA and offers a stable, interprofessional, and integrated home for the ISRN and support for the ISRN. The IIMS is one of 60 health research institutions working together as a national consortium to improve the way research is conducted across the country. The consortium shares a common vision to reduce the time it takes for laboratory discoveries to become treatments for patients and to engage communities in clinical research efforts. IIMS will focus existing and newly developing resources and intellectual capital on advancing the discipline of clinical and translational research for the improvement of human health.<\/p>\n

Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics (DEB)<\/a><\/h3>\n

DEB<\/a> focuses on the development of interdisciplinary research within clinical and community settings and providing education in epidemiology, biostatistics and critical appraisal of the medical literature. DEB has significant information technology resources that are used to support the research informatics needs of the University.<\/p>\n

The biostatistics core of DEB provides the ISRN with study design, power calculations, specification of statistical methods, co-authoring IRB submissions, data analysis, graphics, co-authoring journal articles, responding to journal reviewers, and assistance with presentations, posters, and power point slides. The lead statistician,\u00a0Joel Michalek PhD, has over 30 years of experience in the design and conduct of clinical trials, epidemiologic studies, and clinical studies.<\/p>\n

The informatics core DEB provides the ISRN support for projects with the Informatics Data Exchange and Acquisition System (IDEAS)<\/a>. IDEAS is a robust web-based human studies research data management framework.\u00a0IDEAS is built on open and industry proven standards and methodologies and operates under and within multiple layers of physical and logical security. The system functions as an information broker facilitating data collection, data analysis, data exchange, and output reporting.<\/p>\n

Office of Nursing Research and Scholarship<\/a><\/h3>\n
Dir: Carrie Jo Braden, PhD, RN, FAAN<\/h5>\n

The ONRS<\/a> provides services to facilitate and support the conduct of research by the ISRN The ONRS provides services to the ISRN, including consultation on research design and conduct; data management and analysis; information on funding sources; support services for grant preparation processes; advice on research development; dissemination of funding information; and resources.<\/p>\n

UT Clinical Nursing Enterprise<\/h3>\n
Dir: Julie Cowan Novak, DNSc, RN,CPNP, FAANP<\/h5>\n

The UT Nursing Clinical Enterprise provides the ISRN with the ability to engage in a comprehensive practice environment, providing services to students, faculty, and staff as well as individuals in the community. Dr. Novak\u00a0provides expert advice on engaging hospitals in ISRN membership and engaging practitioners in implementing projects across multiple sites.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″]