Led by Drs. Lanzi, Mugavero, and Hearld, the Implementation Science Hub, supported by CFAR supplements, assists investigators nationwide receiving NIH Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) funding. Services include coaching, consultations, virtual seminars on implementation science, and networking. Most services are extended to external investigators outside UAB.

Aims

Coaching: Develops project development plans with each supplement/project PI.
Consultation: Guides application of the IS logic model and identifies appropriate outcome measures for each project.
Dissemination: Offers guidance on scholarly products aligned with the project development plan and considerations for subsequent grant applications.
Collaboration: Achieved with ISC3I and other IS hubs through the evaluation working group, training seminars, and workshops.
Conducting: Leads cross-hub multisite pilot implementation research project to inform the field of HIV IS best practices towards achieving EHE targets.