MAP Research and Evaluation Services (RES) Unit

Project management and data collection support for health and social sciences researchers

The MAP Research and Evaluation Services Unit (previously known as the MAP Survey Research Unit) is a project management and data collection service specializing in equity-focused research and in recruiting and interviewing diverse populations. We have extensive expertise in recruiting, collecting and managing data in both community and healthcare settings.

Our mission is to help advance health equity research in Canada by providing high-quality, specialized research services to the health and social sciences research community.

Our clients include Unity Health Toronto, Well Living House, CAMH, and several other hospitals and healthcare facilities. We also work with government agencies, community agencies, and universities, including the University of Toronto, Toronto Metropolitan University, Wilfrid Laurier University , McMaster University, and the University of British Columbia.

Your data is safe with us. We use our own survey software that can be tailored to your needs. Data is stored on our in-house, secure hospital servers.

Contact us

We can help you determine what kinds of services are right for your project. Contact us to discuss your research needs, data collection options, and for our service rates and availability.

RESUnit@unityhealth.to

Our Services

We handle everything from start to finish, including initial planning, REB submissions, timeline creations, petty cash set up, regular reporting to track progress and study wrap up. We provide partial services if comprehensive services are not required.

We specialize in offering evaluation services tailored to health research, focusing on the assessment of program effectiveness, impact, and overall outcomes in the healthcare sector.

Our qualitative and quantitative methods include randomized control trials, cognitive interviews, focus groups and more. Our interdisciplinary team is trained in working with hard-to-reach populations and conducting interviews about sensitive and stigmatized behaviour.

We are experts in initiating and maintaining contact with hard-to-reach populations, in order to keep follow-up rates high. Our strategies include outreach at service provider locations, incentives for participants to keep their contact information up to date with the research team, and more. We also keep and maintain a research registry that facilitates access to potential study participants that otherwise could be hard to reach, including demographic data and some health data of registry members who are participants from previous studies.

We develop both paper and web surveys, and have iPad rentals available for use. We use our own survey software that can be tailored to your needs. Our web survey programming includes: skip patterns, error prompts, validity checks and ranges, desktop, tablet and smartphone editions for self-administered surveys, secure data hosting and associate accounts for real-time access to data.

We manage data entry, quality control and data cleaning, data outputs, as well as reporting and analysis. Data is safely stored on our in-house, secure hospital servers.

We strive for health equity through quality data. Our approach is based on a commitment to research quality and strong partnership development with our clients. Our built-in quality assurance strategies ensure that we consistently and efficiently deliver high-quality data.

  • “My experience working with the MAP Research and Evaluation Services Unit has been exceptional. The values, professionalism, responsiveness and rigor of the team’s approach keep bringing me back.”
    Dr. Vicky Stergiopoulos
    Affiliate Scientist, MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions

  • “The RES Unit made things so easy in terms of data collection, client recruitment, and analysis. I could not have asked for anything better in terms of ease of working together.”
    Dr. Wale Ajiboye
    Adjunct Scientist, MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions

  • “I have worked with the RES Unit on a variety of projects since 2015. I have had nothing but positive experiences.”
    Dr. Tara Kiran
    Scientist, MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions & Fidani Chair for Improvement, University of Toronto

Questions?

Send an email to RESUnit@unityhealth.to