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Tufts CTSI accelerates translation of laboratory research into clinical use, medical practice and health policy. We connect people to research resources, consultation, and education, and we foster collaboration with scholars of all disciplines and with community members, with the ultimate goal of improving the health of the public.

As part of that collaborative spirit, the Tufts CTSI Workspace provides the Tufts CTSI membership with a secure web space to share translational and clinical project-related information, research events, and study forms and procedures. Register for the Workspace by clicking on the link in the top right-hand corner of this screen.

What is translational science?

Answers to that question have abounded in the literature and in the halls of every research hospital.

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During the past decade, the public’s desire to know about hospital performance and pricing has resulted in an increasingly vocal debate as to whether such transparency actually has had an effect on health outcomes, i.e. improved health care, or cost. This past July, Peter Lindenauer, MD, MSC was invited by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies to answer those challenging questions.

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