Research Resources

• Nursing Journals
  
• Related Journals
• 2009 Impact Factors for Nursing Journals

Evaluating Research

Evaluating the Evidence in Evidence Based Practice: The case for Quality Criteria
A document developed for doctoral students and faculty by Dr. Charlene Pope.

Forms

These forms are available to help guide you through the research process. Please contact the Office of Research and Evaluations if you have any questions.

• Proposal checklist and timeline (CON)
• PHS 398 instructions and forms
• SF424 (R&R) instructions and forms
• Institutional Review Forms IRB forms
• Doctoral Proposal checklist and timeline

The MUSC University Compliance Assurance Program provides a proactive program that ensures full compliance with all applicable policies, procedures, laws, and regulations.

• MUSC Compliance Office
• Code of Conduct & Reporting Possible Violations
  

Ethics, Federal Regulations & Guidance

• The Belmont Report
  
• Bioethics Resources on the Web
  
• Office of Extramural Research Human Subjects Guidance
  
• Office of Human Research Protections
  
• Office of Research Integrity
  
• Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)

Research Training
Mandatory training for investigators involved in human subjects research.

• MUSC Core Clinical Research Training (CCRT) (Formerly Research Coordinator Course)
  Link to course dates, content, and registration form.
• Miami CITI Course
  Link to homepage and registration site for Collaborative IRB Training Initiative (CITI) Course. Allow 24 hours to receive password after registration.

MUSC Resources

• MUSC Boilerplate
  An up-to-date and comprehensive description of MUSC. Feel free to copy and tailor to your needs for the resources section of your grant proposal.
  
• MUSC Center for Academic Excellence Writing Center
• Office of Research & Sponsored Programs
  
• Research Policies & Procedures Manual
  
• Effort Reporting
  
• Grants & Contracts  Accounting

NIH Resources

The NIH has revised its standard receipt dates as follows. Applications for Request for Applications (RFAs) and Program Announcements (PAs, PARs, PASs) with special receipt dates continue to be due on the specified dates listed in the FOA. For an application to be considered on time it must be received by Grants.gov by 5 p.m. local time for the applicant institution.

• e-Source: Behavioral & Social Sciences Research
• Introduction to Research Grantsmanship for Early Career Nurse Scientists
• Office of Research Integrity

• Proposal Submission Due Dates
  
• Strategy For NIH Funding
  
• Grants.gov (Must register with the eRA Commons to submit throught Grants.gov) 
  
• For New Investigators (NIH New Investigators Program)
  
• NINR Research & Funding
  
• Video Inside the NIH Review Process
  
• NIH RePORTER
  
• eRA Commons
  
• Funding Opportunities & Recent Notices (Released in Last 12 Months)
  
• NIA Clinical Research Study Investigator's Toolbox
  Templates, sample forms, guidelines, regulations and materials to assist investigators in the development & conduct of high quality clinical research studies

Grantwriting Tips

• Ten Steps to a Winning R01 Application
• The Research Assistant - Grant writing Tutorial
  
• MUSC Office of Research Development - Tips for grantwriting and  proposal preparation
  
• Sample R01 Applications and Summary Statements (from NIAID)
  
• NIH/NIAID All About Grants Tutorial
  
• NIH/NLM Grant Tutorials
• Scientific Writing Booklet
  
  

• EndNote X1 User Guide
  
• APA
  
• American Heritage Book of English Usage
  
• The Elements of Style (Strunk & White)
  

• US Census Bureau
  Facts about people, families, housing, income, education, health insurance, and more.
  
  
• Healthy People 2010
  A national health promotion and disease prevention initiative. Website contains useful data, health indicators, and publications.

• FedStats
  Find US, state, and regional statistics from over 70 federal agencies.
  

• National Center for Health Statistics
  A comprehensive website maintained by the Centers for Disease Control.

• Health Data Community
  Public resource designed to bring together high-value datasets, tools, and applications using data about health and health care to support your need for better knowledge.

• State Health Facts Online
  Sponsored by the Kaiser Family Foundation, this site contains the latest state-level data on demographics, health, and health policy, including health coverage, access, financing, and state legislation.

• Kids Count
  A national and state-by-state statistical effort to track the status of children in the US. Sponsored by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.