Research Resources

• Arkansas All Payer Claims Database (APCD) – Arkansas Insurance Department (AID) / Arkansas Biosciences Institute (ABI) / Arkansas Center for Health Improvement (ACHI); Arkansas APCD Data Request – Instructions and Guidelines
• Arkansas Research Alliance – The Arkansas Research Alliance Core Facilities Exchange (CFE) is an online platform that shows research instrumentation and accompanying services available at laboratories across the state. The CFE intends to create awareness of and facilitate access to the presence, capabilities, and availability of high-value equipment in the state among the Arkansas research community.
• Biosafety – provides biosafety information,  forms, policies, and training links for UAMS researchers
• Biostatistics – provides expert statistical guidance to clinical, health services, and biomedical scientists
• BioVentures – links UAMS research minds to global markets in order to advance Arkansas’ scientific and economic development
• CLARA – electronically submit and track all clinical research projects administered by the Office for Research and Sponsored Programs
• Comprehensive Informatics Resource Center (CIRC)  – links to informatics resources for clinical and translational research
• Compliance – provides compliance consultations for the entire research community
• Core Research Facilities – offers descriptions, capabilities, and contact information for various UAMS shared and core facilities.
• DLAM – provides ordering, husbandry, and research method assistance regarding animals (UAMS Intranet link) https://inside.uams.edu/dlam/
• IACUC – reviews and approves all research protocols that involve animal models. (UAMS Intranet link)
• IRB – approves, disapproves, or require modifications of research activities, as well  as working in conjunction with other university or institutional committees.
• NIH Public Access Policy – mandatory submission to PubMed, following journal article publication acceptance; inclusion of PubMed ID# when referencing these articles in NIH grant submissions
• Office of Research Regulatory Affairs – provides essential support to enable the development of well-designed, ethical studies that balance regulation with innovation
• ORIS – Office of Research Information Systems implements an integrated information management system that enables faculty, research staff, administrators and compliance officers efficiently to procure and administer grants, contracts and sponsored programs.
• ORSP – The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP) assists researchers in preparing grant application budgets and materials, negotiates the terms and conditions of all awards, drafts and negotiates subcontracts, and reviews and approves all proposals sent to sponsors.
• Pivot-RP ExLibris – This is a global source used to accelerate the research process, provide access to research funding opportunities, and facilitate collaborator discovery.
• REDCap –
  • Base REDCap – UAMS TRI and Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) managed instance of REDCap. REDCap is a secure, web-based application for building and managing online surveys and databases.
  • AR-CRIS REDCap – UAMS TRI and UAMS IT Research managed instance of REDCap. REDCap is a secure, web-based application for building and managing online surveys and databases.
• SciCom – provides editorial, grant, and manuscript preparation services as part of OSPAN.
• Showcase of Medical Discoveries – summaries of events where UAMS investigators discuss their research and discoveries (e.g., Cardiovascular, Nanomedicine, Telehealth, Bone, etc).
• Translational Research Institute (TRI) – clinical research functions, access to research tools, collaboration, educational programs, and to request assistance with research projects
• UAMS Resources and Services Database – a searchable tool created primarily to aid researchers who are writing grant applications. It provides annually updated narrative overviews of UAMS colleges, institutes, centers, and other entities.