Collaboration
Are you interested in conducting research with RURAL-CP?
What you should know:
- We welcome external collaborators to engage with our network on research projects.
- We charge a fee for utilizing our network, which varies based on the complexity of your project. Please contact Abby Gamble at abigail_gamble@email.unc.edu to learn more.
- All projects must offer pharmacists/pharmacies an incentive to participate. Past projects have seen a good response rate with an incentive of at least $50/participant for survey and interview research.
- Researchers who want to use RURAL-CP in their competitive proposal are welcome, but need to first get approval from the RURAL-CP team. Please contact Ms. Gamble if interested.
- We are willing to provide a letter of support for proposals.
How to get started (for already funded projects):
- Please complete the Study Request Form and email it to our Program Manager, Abby Gamble, at abigail_gamble@email.unc.edu.
- If you have already received IRB approval from your institution, please also send proof of IRB approval, a copy of the consent form, and any planned correspondence to pharmacists, such as an email invitation to participate.
- If you have not yet received IRB approval, this is not a problem. Please simply select “Pending” or “Not yet sought” on the Study Request Form.
- The RURAL-CP team will review the documents and provide feedback, if necessary.
- If the team approves your project, Ms. Gamble will inform you of the next steps.*
*We may reject study requests for various reasons, including the topic is redundant with other existing RURAL-CP projects or the topic is not of interest or relevant to RURAL-CP network members.