Center for Research and Evidence-Based Practice
The Center for Research and Evidence-Based Practice aims to guide faculty and students in the development of collaborative research and evidence-based practice to improve health outcomes. The Center promotes interprofessional research and provides support and resources for the development of research proposals and evidence-based practice projects, specifically preparation and editing of documents and administrative processes related to the Institutional Human Rights Committee (IRB), among others.
Services
- Mentoring, trainings, seminars and workshops.
- Materials and programs to facilitate evidence-based research and practice activities.
- Support in identifying intramural / extra-mural financing mechanisms.
- Technical support for the development and monitoring of proposals and budgets.
- Support to process IRB applications.
- Contact expert resources for support in methodology, statistics and editing.
- Support for database searches.
- Support in development of evidence-based projects, presentations and posters.
- Support for interprofessional projects.
- Training research assistants, in IRB, conducting interviews and data entry.
- Editing documents related to research proposals, projects and manuscripts based on evidence.
Useful Links
NIH And Research Resources
https://www.nih.gov/
https://www.ninr.nih.gov/
https://researchtraining.nih.gov/
https://www.ninr.nih.gov/training/trainingopportunitiesintramural/graduate-partnerships-program
https://www.ahrq.gov/funding/index.html
Evidence-based Practice (EBP) Resources
https://fuld.nursing.osu.edu/websites
https://ebn.bmj.com/
Writing, Poster & Abstract Development Resources
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/reference_list_author_authors.html
https://www.kmeverson.org/academic-poster-design.html
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3136027/
Contacts
Solymar S. Solis Baez
Director Center for Research and Evidence-Based Practice
787-758-2525, Ext. 2186, 1217
solymar.solisbaez@upr.edu