The Translational Research Institute (TRI) can help guide researchers on a range of participant recruitment strategies. This assistance includes accessing volunteer participant registries (ARresearch.org, etc.), identifying cohorts through electronic health records, consulting about communication techniques/modes, and discussing strategies for recruiting underrepresented populations. We strongly encourage researchers to contact TRI about their recruitment needs prior to IRB submission. Please use our service portal at the Request Services button on this page.
Participant Recruitment Resources
Components of TRI’s centralized recruitment services include:
- ARresearch.org volunteer participant registry (researchers, see Accessing the ARresearch Registry page)
- Arkansas Children’s Research Institute’s (ACRI) Research Registry
- Communications consultations
- Social media (Facebook, Twitter, text blasts)
- Digital communications (UAMS websites)
- Free media (internal and external print, broadcast, news releases, story pitches)
- Paid advertising – newspaper, broadcast, social media
- Cohort identification
- Arkansas Clinical Data Repository (AR-CDR), a research data warehouse that provides a single and secure source of data for use in clinical and translational research
- TriNetX, a platform for rapid cohort discovery and analysis across de-identified global data networks
- SE SHRINE, a collaborative data sharing initiative linking UAMS, Medical University of South Carolina, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Emory University and University of Kentucky
Community and Stakeholder Partnerships
To bolster participant recruitment efforts, TRI has helped establish key community and stakeholder partnerships and initiatives. These internal and external groups include:
- Researchers and Staff
- Patients
- Community and professional groups
- Special Populations
Program Leadership
Please submit requests for participant recruitment through the TRI Services Portal. Select Recruitment when completing the request form.