Shared Core

共享核心为查尔斯顿酒精研究中心的研究人员提供所需的集中服务 中心（ARC）。自成立以来，共享核心一直是ARC的重要组成部分，实现了以下每一项目标： 它的目标。多年来，该系统不断完善，以更好地满足动态研究的需要 环境 共享核心包括统计和数据库管理办公室，一个专家统计 咨询服务。它还设有集中招生办公室，集中筛选和招聘 的服务.共享核心与专业医疗和药房服务签订合同， 临床试验，并为基础科学和临床研究助理提供标准化培训。 通过集中这些服务，实现了几个重要的好处。首先，共享核心提供 需要专业领域的专业知识。第二，它提供了一个更有效和规范的研究 环境，因为它防止了单个研究小组的重复工作。第三，共享核心 为所有使用该服务的研究节省时间和成本。此外，它还监督 与专业服务和广告的合同，允许每个项目以一个 正常购买价格的一部分。最后，共享核心系统提供了一个中央权威机构， 对服务的提供和使用进行质量控制，并确保其服务满足 大多数研究。它为ARC中的每个组成部分和试点项目提供至少两项服务， 并为其他NIAAA资助的研究提供支持。 共享核心是查尔斯顿酒精研究中心的一贯和宝贵的一部分，提供 ARC调查人员和其他酒精研究人员需要有效开展研究的支持 并实现他们的研究目标。

The Shared Core provides centralized services needed by investigators in the Charleston Alcohol Research Center (ARC). Since its inception, the Shared Core has been a valuable part of the ARC, achieving each of its goals. Over the years, the system has been refined to better meet the needs of a dynamic research environment. The Shared Core contains the Office of Statistics and Database Management, an expert statistical consulting service. It also houses the Centralized Intake Office, a centralized screening and recruitment service. The Shared Core contracts with specialized medical and pharmacy services, which are needed for clinical trials, and provides standardized training for both basic science and clinical research assistants. By centralizing these services, several important benefits are realized. First, the Shared Core provides needed expertise in specialized areas. Second, it affords a more efficient and standardized research environment, as it prevents the duplication of effort by individual research groups. Third, the Shared Core provides time- and cost-savings for all research studies that utilize the services. Additionally, it oversees contracts with specialty services and advertising that allow each project to receive goods/services at a fraction of the normal purchase price. Finally, the Shared Core system provides a central authority for quality control over provision and utilization of services and ensures that its services meet the needs of the most number of studies. It provides at least two services to each component and pilot project in the ARC, and provides support to other NIAAA-funded studies as well. The Shared Core is a consistent and valued part of the Charleston Alcohol Research Center, providing ARC investigators and other alcohol researchers the support they need to conduct their research efficiently and to meet their research goals.