PRP Index of Recruitment Resources
Recruit.ucsf.edu is a one-stop-shop for recruitment information. Below is an overview of Participant Recruitment Program resources, tips, and tools.
(Updated October 29, 2019)
Tutorials
PRP has video tutorials and resources in four subject areas: planning and budgeting, social media, underrepresented populations, and creating recruitment videos.
Recruitment Planning and Budgeting
- Introduction to Social Media Recruitment: Opportunities and Challenges
- Getting Started with Facebook
- Preparing an IRB Submission
- Budgeting for Social Media Recruitment
- Diversity in Research Participation: why it's important
- Webcast: Recruitment of Underrepresented Study Populations
- Tips from research teams
PRP Services
First hour is free, additional hours available on recharge basis ($100-$200 hour depending on consultant)
- Plain language/Health Literacy
- Strategies for recruitment of underrepresented populations New!
- Cohort identification & direct mail
- Recruitment methodology and planning
- Social Media recruitment and digital strategy
PRP can provide a letter of support, a description of recruitment resources at UCSF, consultation, and more to support grant applications.
UCSF researchers wishing to recruit from the UCSF patient population can use
- the MyChart Recruitment Service or
- the CTSI Recruitment Letter Service to invite UCSF patients to participate in research. Cost is $.53 per letter plus staff time; programming time may apply as well. (More details available on the EHR Recruitment Letter Service page. The service can be initiated by submitting a consultation request.)
Free consultations available to help create recruitment materials that are understandable and actionable.
Free licenses are available for VideoScribe, an easy-to-use software you can use to create whiteboard-style videos for recruitment and retention.
A secure national registry, free for any UCSF Investigator. (IRB approval required.)
Stock Images for Diversity in Recruitment
Free image swap to help increase diverse representation in study materials.
Resources and Tips
Best Practices for EHR Recruitment Data Pulls
For studies using departmental resources to identify patients via the EHR for recruitment.
Recruitment Resources Tip Sheet
Overview of common recruitment methods, with information on cost, time required for implementation, and target audience. Includes contact information for Bay Area media outlets.
UCSF-branded templates for recruitment flyers and postcards.
Links and quick answers to common recruitment questions. Topics include:
Create a short URL and track click rates
Google analytics – adding it to a Drupal site
Designing Recruitment Materials – Recruitment message
Designing Recruitment Materials – Images
Designing Recruitment Materials – Graphic Design Tools