Forms and Resources
Links to UTHSC sites that support research, such as Office of Research Administration, IRB, Compliance, etc.
- UTHSC Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP)
- UTHSC Institutional Review Board (IRB)
- IRB Tip: Quality Improvement (QI) Projects and IRB Review
- UTHSC Institutional Review Board FEES
- UTHSC OSP Forms
- UTHSC Office of Sponsored Projects: STAFF CONTACTS
- UTHSC Office of Research Compliance
Print Publications to Download
Guidelines, Tips, Checklists
Review
University sites with policy statements and links to policy statements for UTHSC, The Med, Methodist University Health Care, and the College of Nursing
ALL Grants MUST be Routed through OSP
UTHSC Research Policies
Compliance
Budgets / Contracts
- [NIH] Salary Limitation on Grants, Cooperative Agreements, and Contracts
- Subcontractors-Information Needed for Proposal
- Fringe Benefits Rates for UTHSC
- Foreign Travel - NIH Policy
- Research/Sponsored Grants and Contracts, Allocation of Facilities and Administrative Revenues
- Subcontract Form for University of Memphis
- Faculty Signature Authority for Business and Research Contracts
- UT Research Foundation Revenue Sharing Policy
UTHSC Office of Sponsored Programs
- UTHSC OSP Policies, Procedures, and Other Documents Related to Research
- OSP Grant Submission Deadline
The Med
All things NIH: agency links, NIH policy, Federal FORMS, AHRQ, HRSA, NINR, Grants.gov links
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
AHRQ supports health services research that will improve the quality of health care and promote evidence-based decision making.
Grants.gov
- Grants.Gov: Links to funding announcements from all federal agencies
- Standard Due Dates for Competing Applications - NIH - Office of Extramural Research
- Grants.gov BLOG [great for updates]
- Troubleshooting Tips - Grants.gov
Help is provided for common troubleshooting issues such as verifying your Authorized Organization Representative (AOR) status, login for E-Business Point of Contact (E-Biz POC) and accessing search results. These troubleshooting tips can help you quickly resolve your technical issues. - Certificates of Confidentiality Kiosk - Office of Extramural Research - NIH
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
- Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
- HRSA Open [Funding] Opportunities
- Request a No Cost Extension or Carry Over Unexpended Funds – HRSA log into EHB
- Find HRSA Grant Awards - Grantees
- HRSA Grant Awards by Major Program or State
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Due Dates / Deadlines - NIH
- NIH eRA Commons
The eRA Commons is an online interface where signing officials, principle investigators, trainees and post-docs at institutions can access and share administrative information relating to research grants. RPPRs, No Cost Extensions, Just In Time, and other documents can easily be submitted via eRA Commons. - NIH eRA Commons- FAQ
- NIH RePORT (Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools)
The Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools provides access to reports, data, and analyses of NIH research activities, including information on NIH expenditures and the results of NIH supported research. - Grants.OER Home Page
NIH Office of Extramural Research
NIH Medical and Behavioral Research Grant Policies, Guidelines and Funding Opportunities - NIH Applications and Forms
- NIH Updates Submission Instructions for the Public Access Policy
NIH made several updates to the NIH Public Access Web page to clarify the submission process. The Web site explains that there are four methods to ensure that a manuscript is submitted to PubMed Central in compliance with the NIH Public Access Policy. These methods vary based on the version of the paper submitted, and the actions undertaken by the author and publisher. - Center for Scientific Review (CSR)
NIH portal for NIH grant applications and their review for scientific merit - Steps and Instructions: NIH Electronic Submission of Grant Applications
- Video: Inside the NIH Grant Review Process
- Research Portfolio Online Report Tool (RePORT)
Reports, data, and analysis of NIH Research Activities - EXCELLENT Funding & Policy Terms & Acronyms
NIAID Glossary of Funding and Policy Terms and Acronyms - Salary Limitation on Grants, Cooperative Agreements, and Contracts
- NIH Podcasts [Reports / Training Archives]
- Mixed Methods Research (Best Practices from NIH)
The National Institutes of Health released recommendations of best practices for scientists conducting mixed methods health research. Mixed methods research combines the strengths of quantitative research and qualitative research.
National Institute of Nursing Research
Federal, state, foundation, and other sites with demographic information, statistical reports, registry information, and statistical methods information
Publications
- See publication links or bibliographies of articles related to research topics of interest to nursing.
Research and Analysis Information
- Finding Answers Intervention Research (FAIR) Database
The FAIR Database contains 388 journal article summaries from a systematic review of racial and ethnic health disparities interventions published 1979-2011.
Geriatric Statistics
Federal Statistics and Demographics
- U.S. Dept of Health and Human Svcs. National Center for Health Statistics
- National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report, State Snapshots
- Census Factfinder: Your source for population, housing, economic, and geographic data.
- NOTE: Links under What We Provide; e.g., American Community Survey, etc
- Child Welfare League of America - Links to sources of demographic information
- National Data for Monitoring and Evaluating Racial and Ethnic Health Inequities: Where Do We Go from Here?
Questionnaires
- Dr. James Sallis has a website of downloadable physical activity and dietary questionnaires that you may find helpful in your current or future research. These include instruments dealing with social support, self-efficacy, environment, as well as parent and child behaviors. Dr. Cowan used the 7-day Physical Activity Recall instrument in her research studies involving adolescents and adults. Here is the website: http://sallis.ucsd.edu/.
Registries
Reports and Publications
- RWJF Publications and Resources, you will find useful to support your health and health care related efforts: links to publications/reports related to chronic illness, disparities, and other issues of interest to RWJF.
- Dynamics of Race, Culture, and Key Indicators of Health in the Nation's 100 Largest
Cities and their Suburbs
Andrulis, D., Duchon, L., Reid, H. 2003 - America’s Health Rankings® 2017 Annual Report
America’s Health Rankings® provides an annual state-by-state analysis of our nation’s health. The longest running report of its kind, the Rankings presents a unique historical and comprehensive view of the health of the nation and an annual ranking of the healthiest and least healthy states. - Reaching America's Health Potential: A State-by-State Look at Adult Health
- RWJF Commission to Build a Healthier America Reports
Test Instruments and Measures Resources
Key Databases
E-Journals
Websites
- Burros Institute of Mental Measurements
- Educational Testing Service
- Finding Information About Psychological Tests
- ProQolid
Survey Analysis Tools
- SURVEY QUESTION Analysis Tool: QUAID
(Question Understanding AID) Will analyze survey items for you before you use them.
City - County - State Level Statistics and Demographics
- Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC)
[Tennessee Primary Care Association site] - The State Fact Sheets
Provide descriptive information on the condition of vulnerable children in all fifty states and the District of Columbia, using indicators of child protection, health, child care, education, and income support. - Tennessee U.S. Public Health Service
- Tennessee’s Homeless Health Centers
- Tennessee FQHC Look-Alikes
- Urban Child Institute Data Book Registration
Health Care / Nursing Workforce
Links to site and documents to download related to grant proposal development, preparing budgets, electronic submission, writing query letters, checklists for excellence, and an NIH video on peer review
Proposal Writing
- Specific Aims: Template for writing Specific Aims
- Developing and Writing Grant Proposals (CFDA)
- UTHSC Office of Research Administration Grant Writing Tips [site]
Links to articles and on-line sources that support grant writing - Clinical Trial Requirements for Grants and Contracts
- SF424(R&R) Research & Related Senior/Key Person Profile Form Issue – Workaround for Adding More Than Eight Senior/Key Persons
- Glossary of NIH Terms
- SAMHSA Forms and Resources
Checklists
Videos: SF424 / Peer Review
Program Officer Relationship
Query Letters
Budget
Links to journal articles.
Diversity
Ethics
- Council of Scientific Editors. (2005) CSE's white paper on promoting integrity in scientific journal publications. Council of Scientific Editors.
- Scientists Who Cheated Had Mentors Who Failed to Supervise Them. Brainard, J. (August 29, 2008) The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Scientific Writing - Journal Articles
- Engle, V and Graney, Marshall J. (2001) Designing a Study for Success. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 49,680-681 Milisen, K; Abraham, I L;
Godderis, J; Delooz, H H; and Broos, PL. (2001) A nurse let interdisciplinary intervention
program for delirium in elderly hip-fracture patients, Journal of the American Geriatrics
Society, 49,s23-s32.
NOTE: Engle & Graney provide axioms for exemplar study design and the article produced by Abraham, et al.
- National Library of Medicine Copyright Information
Government information at NLM Web sites is in the public domain. Public domain information may be freely distributed and copied, but it is requested that in any subsequent use the National Library of Medicine (NLM) be given appropriate acknowledgement. When using NLM Web sites, you may encounter documents, illustrations, photographs, or other information resources contributed or licensed by private individuals, companies, or organizations that may be protected by U.S. and foreign copyright laws. Transmission or reproduction of protected items beyond that allowed by fair use as defined in the copyright laws requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Specific NLM Web sites containing protected information provide additional notification of conditions associated with its use.
Grant Writing
- Markin, K. M. (2005). Words worth their weight in cash. The Chronicle of Higher Education Retrieved March 24, 2006.
- Tornquist, E. M. (1990). How to write a research grant proposal. Image: Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 22(1), 44-51.
- Grey, M. (2000). Top 10 Tips For Successful Grantsmanship. Research in Nursing & Health, Editorial, 23, 91–92.
- Crain, H.C. and Broome, M. E. (2000) Tool for planning the grant application process. Nursing Outlook, 48(6), 288-93.
Building a Program of Research
- Conn, V. S., Porter, R. T., McDaniel, R. W., Rantz, M. J., & Maas, M. L. (2005). Building research productivity in an academic setting. Nursing Outlook, 53(5), 224-231.
- Engle, V. F., & Graney, M. J. (2001). Designing a study for success. Journal of American Geriatric Society, 49(5), 680-681.
- Markin, K. M. (2006). Where to Start. The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved April 12, 2006.
Research Methods
- Conn, V. S., Rantz, M. J., Wipke-Tevis, D. D., & Maas, M. L. (2001). Focus on research methods. Designing effective nursing interventions. Research in Nursing & Health, 24(5), 433-442.
- Bennett, J. A. (2000). Focus on research methods. Mediator and moderator variables in nursing research: Conceptual and Statistical differences. Research in Nursing & Health, 23(4), 415-420.
Mixed Methods Research
- Chen, H. T. (2006). A theory-driven evaluation perspective on mixed methods research. Research in the Schools, 13(1), 75-83.
- Johnson, R. B., Onwuegbuzie, A. J., & Turner, L. (2007). Toward a definition of mixed methods research. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 1(2), 112-133.
- Onwuegbuzie, A. J., & Johnson, R. B. (2006). The validity issue in mixed research. Research in the Schools, 13(1), 48-63.
- Sandelowski, M., Voils, C. I., & Barroso, J. (2006). Defining and designing mixed research synthesis studies. Research in the Schools, 13(1), 29-40.
- Sandelowski, M., & Sandelowski, M. (2000). Combining qualitative and quantitative sampling, data collection, and analysis techniques in mixed-method studies. Research in Nursing & Health, 23(3), 246-255.
- Yin, R. K. (2006). Mixed methods research: Are the methods genuinely integrated or merely parallel? Research in the Schools, 13(1), 41-47.
Simulated Grant Review
- Holtzclaw, B. J. (2000), The Simulated Grant Review. Southern Online Journal of Nursing Research. Southern Connections, 14(4).
- UTHSC College of Nursing Mock Review Guidelines