Recruitment and Community Engagement Research Core
UConn Health
UConn Center for Aging
The Center On Aging (COA) Recruitment and Community Engagement Research Core (RCERC) provides expertise in design and development of recruitment plans and implementation of multidisciplinary complex research projects in geriatrics, endocrinology, immunology, oncology, cardiology, and psychiatry. The RCERC provides guidance and management to principal investigators and collaborating/partner investigators, agencies, companies, and healthcare entities. The Core partners with UConn’s Health Disparities Institute to ensure research includes and asks questions relevant to communities of color and/or communities most vulnerable to adverse health effects, and to strengthen culturally sensitive approaches in all phases. The RCERC also provides regulatory services (e.g., IRB application support) and helps investigators with PHS Human Subjects and Clinical Trials Information grant sections and IRB protocol development.
Facility HomepageContacts
Facility Phone Number: 860.679.3956
Campus Address
UConn Health
Mailing Address
Administrative Services Building
263 Farmington Avenue, MC 5215
Farmington, CT 06030-5215
Services
RCERC Services Include:
- media planning/placement
- implementing an individualized patient referral process through specific healthcare providers
- utilizing insurance claim codes or medical records to identify eligible research participants
- recruiting study participants through the RCERC recruitment registry: 10,000 older adults who have either participated in prior studies or expressed interest in future research studies
- hosting community engagement activities
- assistance with IRB applications and monitoring
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Specifications:
- All mailings and investigator requests for access are subject to Center on Aging and IRB approval.
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