2021 CTSA Focus Groups
How You Can Help the CCTS
The Ohio State University Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) is hosting a series of focus groups to aid in the development of its upcoming application for a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) that will be submitted in May of 2022. The success of this application allows for the continued funding of the Ohio State CCTS.
Under the leadership of the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) , the CTSA Program supports a national network of medical research institutions — called hubs ― that work together to improve the translational research process to get more treatments to more patients more quickly.
“The CCTS offers a lot to our researchers, but we want to know what you think we can do better,” says Tiffany Bernard, Administrative Director. “We are doing three focus groups; two for everyone to attend and one specifically for lead researchers and center directors. The whole goal is to know where we can improve so that we can better serve your research needs.”
The Ohio State CCTS enables research teams (including scientists, patient advocacy organizations, and community members) to tackle system-wide scientific and operational problems in clinical and translational research that no one team can overcome.
Our Center works across campus to develop innovative solutions that improve the efficiency, quality, and impact of the process for turning observations in the laboratory, clinic, and community into interventions that improve the health of individuals and the public.
“We love working with everyone that walks through our doors, and we want to make the CCTS a better experience, and the only way to do that is to hear from you,” says Bernard.
Focus Group Dates:
October 28th at 4:00 pm
November 2nd at 8:00 am
November 5th at 11:00 am*
*The 11/5/2021 event is for research leaders and center directors only.
Thank you for your interested in our focus groups. If you were unable to attend, we would still appreciate you taking time to complete the survey to give us more information to draw on.