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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CORE OVERVIEW
NJACTS draws leading academic, industry and community groups together to understand and address the health needs of New Jersey. Central to this is engagement with our community to ensure that our efforts respond to their priorities. Our goal is to conduct research with the New Jersey community, in the community and for the community, and yet, have impact beyond our state’s boundaries.
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Association for Clinical and Translational Science (ATCS) Membership for Community Members
Did you know that community members are eligible to become members of ACTS through their affiliation with NJ ACTS?
Community members are able to access ACTS’ member benefits, including:
- Discounted registration to the annual Translational Science meeting
- Opportunities to participate in Special Interest Groups and Committees
- Access to the community platform website and more!
Multilingual Maternal & Child Health Research: Pioneering Strategies for Equity
Resource for Investigators – CTSA Compendium of D&I Catalogs
Dissemination and implementation (D&I) research focuses on translating evidence-based interventions into real-world settings to improve health outcomes in the broader community.
An open-source CTSA Compendium of D&I Catalogs has been developed by the Clinical & Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program’s “Advancing Dissemination and Implementation Sciences in CTSAs” working group to support investigators at any stage of their D&I skill-building journey. It provides a curated list of resource catalogs relevant to the conduct of D&I science. The materials include frameworks/theories/models, methods/measures, funding resources, practice resources, training, and health equity resources. Click here to learn more.
CIRTification – A New Alternative to CITI for Community Partners
The rollout of CIRTification at Rutgers has begun. The CIRTification program provides research ethics training alternative for individuals in community organizations, with limited understanding of conducting human research and protecting potential research participants. This option provides training that focuses on establishing the skills in community partners to conduct human subject research effectively and safely in their communities.
To learn more about the program at Rutgers, please visit this link CIRTification.
NJ ACTS COMMUNITY SCIENTIST PROGRAM
This program is designed to provide researchers with rapid feedback from expert community members to ensure their research projects are culturally appropriate and relevant to the community.
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For more information, please contact njactscommunity@rwjms.rutgers.edu
NJ HEROES TOO
Through the ongoing New Jersey Healthcare Essential Worker Outreach and Education Study – Testing Overlooked Occupations (NJ HEROES TOO), we have gained a wealth of data on COVID-19’s effects, gleaned valuable learnings on attitudes toward testing and vaccines, and improved COVID-19 awareness in underserved communities.
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June 1 – Free Virtual Communications Summit – Connecting Basic Science to Pop Culture
On June 1, 2023, the Department of Energy Office of Science (SC) invites you to attend the 2023 Communications Summit: Connecting Basic Science to Popular Culture. This 1-day virtual summit will explore the scholarship and practice of sharing federally supported basic...
Join NJ ACTS Workforce Core for Python Training on June 20th or June 22nd!
MACHINE LEARNING WITH PYTHON: A HANDS-ON APPROACH REGISTER HERE! Limited spots –sign up early! Basic Training June 20th & Advanced Training June 22nd 10a-2p Each participant must fulfill the following criteria: •Review fundamental workshop course module...
Heather Howard Princeton Pulse Podcast – “Why Millions of Americans May Lose Their Health Insurance Coverage”
The Center for Health and Wellbeing (CHW) has dropped a new episode of The Princeton Pulse Podcast: “Why Millions of Americans May Lose Their Health Insurance”. The episode spotlights health insurance in the U.S. – and why an estimated 15 million Medicaid enrollees...
Join NJ ACTS for NIH Grant Bootcamp on July 11th!
Interested in learning the basics of writing, submitting, and achieving NIH K and R grants? Learn from grant writing coaches, recent awardees, and experienced peer reviewers. Who can participate? Postdocs, residents, fellows, faculty, instructors, and clinicians...
Senior Internships with Rutgers Innovation Ventures – Apply Now!
For Graduate and Postdoctoral candidates, Rutgers Innovation Ventures is launching its 2023-24 Innovation Ventures Senior Internship Programs. These internships are designed for graduate (Masters and PhD) as well as postdoctoral candidates who are interested in...
Rutgers Physician Assistant Studies Among Top 10 in Latest U.S. News and World Report Graduate School Rankings.
The Rutgers School of Health Professions’ Physician Assistant program has been ranked No. 7 in the country by U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools, continuing the program’s long reputation as one of the nation’s best. Recognized alongside renowned...