# Methodologic Core

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · 2021 · $246,547

## Abstract

The goal of the Methodologic Core is to support high-impact clinical research focusing on the
diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of musculoskeletal diseases. Specifically, the Methodologic
Core will provide the contemporary data science infrastructure necessary for studies that
leverage electronic medical records (EMR), and for trials that collect patient reported outcomes.
We will organize around three major activities: rigorous and novel study designs; secondary use
of EMR data for research; and primary data collection and pragmatic clinical trial conduct. In
particular, the linkage of multiple EMR systems is opening new opportunities for large-scale
clinical research, but also demands new methods for the extraction of reliable information, and
for the design of trials that can tailor to the characteristics of patients and health care delivery
systems. The University of Washington Center for Biomedical Statistics (CBS) has provided
informatics and statistical leadership to multiple observational and randomized studies focusing
on musculoskeletal disorders, and is uniquely positioned to provide the foundation for expanded
impact within the broad scope of the NIAMS mission.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10232163
- **Project number:** 5P30AR072572-05
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
- **Principal Investigator:** PATRICK J HEAGERTY
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $246,547
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2017-09-21 → 2022-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10232163

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10232163, Methodologic Core (5P30AR072572-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10232163. Licensed CC0.

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