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494 A Flexible and Transformational Approach for Learning Research and Communication Skills: The Center for Research Education and Science Communications Opportunities (CRESCO) of the Title V Cooperative Project between the University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus and the Universidad Central del Caribe (Title V Coop)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 April 2022

Efrain Flores-Rivera
Affiliation:
Conrado F. Asenjo Library, Deanship for Academic Affairs, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Mildred Rivera-Vazquez
Affiliation:
Arturo Carrión Pacheco Library, Universidad Central del Caribe, Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Lizbelle De Jesús-Ojeda
Affiliation:
Department of Graduate Programs, School of Health Professions, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Ruben Garcia-Garcia
Affiliation:
Title V Project, Deanship for Academic Affairs, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Jose R. Moscoso-Alvarez
Affiliation:
Deanship for Health Sciences and Technology, Universidad Central del Caribe, Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Margarita Irizarry-Ramirez
Affiliation:
Department of Graduate Programs, School of Health Professions, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Elvis Santiago-Rodriguez
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Jose R. Ubieta-Santiago
Affiliation:
Conrado F. Asenjo Library, Deanship for Academic Affairs, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Rodolfo Navarro-Figueroa
Affiliation:
Title V Project, Deanship for Academic Affairs, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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OBJECTIVES/GOALS: The Title V Coop developed CRESCO, a physical and virtual space in the libraries of the two cooperating institutions. Adopting a flexible and transformational approach, it offers services to support the development of research and information skills of undergraduate students and faculty who receive clinical-translational research (CTR) training. METHODS/STUDY POPULATION: Since 2016, CRESCO has been staffed by a multidisciplinary team composed of three librarians, a statistician, an instructional designer, and an IT specialist. The physical facilities of the two libraries were remodeled and equipped, and a central portal was created to provide services and access to resources on a 7/24 basis. Online tutorials, workshops, and mentoring services have been offered that address topics in statistics, literature search, plagiarism, and the use of several research software. Services statistics are collected, and a questionnaire is administered to evaluate the workshops. RESULTS/ANTICIPATED RESULTS: The main results include 12 online tutorials created in CTR areas and available in the CRESCO hub portal; 14,660 mentoring/consultations offered in statistics, the use of research-related software, and the search for scientific literature search; and 6 online workshops created in CTR areas, with 463 attendees. When evaluating online workshops, participants considered that their acquired learning was high or extremely high on the following topics: use of Intellectus Statistics (88%, n = 96); selection of statistical tests (81%, n = 92); use of Turnitin (85%, n = 76); literature search (91%, n = 58); and citations and references in Mendeley (90%, n = 67). DISCUSSION/SIGNIFICANCE: These results suggest that the flexible, multidisciplinary, and transformational approach of CRESCO has been successful in helping undergraduate students and faculty develop the skills necessary to conduct CTR projects.

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