The Participant and Clinical Interactions (PCI) Program, commonly known as the TRUs (Translational Research Units), provides a coordinated structure to support collaborative multi- and inter-disciplinary Clinical and Translational research at MCW, its partner institutions, and in the community.
PCI has transformed existing hospital-based clinical research resources of adult medicine at Froedtert Hospital (A-TRU), pediatric and adolescent medicine at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin (P-TRU) and geriatric medicine at the Zablocki VA Medical Center (V-TRU) to support translational research, adding specialized and dedicated units and integrating these hospital-based units with underrepresented and minority clinics in the community (the Community TRU and the Mobile TRU). The goal of the PCI is to continue these efforts in establishing and furthering comprehensive and seamless support for collaborative research across institutions and hospitals in Southeast Wisconsin.
The goal of the TRUs is to provide clinical research infrastructure for medical scientists who conduct patient-oriented research. The TRUs can be used by investigators who are supported by the NIH or other peer-reviewed research funding agencies, or who have local support. Utilizing a cost-share model, all services provided are at a sharply reduced fee.
