The SRTR works to support and collaborate with the community of researchers focused on transplantation issues, including public health services researchers, biostatisticians, and transplant clinicians.

Resources for transplant researchers:

• Articles on research methods describe the statistical and data methodologies used in SRTR reports.
• Data release guidelines describe how to request information and data from the SRTR. SRTR Standard Analysis Files (SSAFs) are available to researchers who want to perform their own data analyses. These files are accompanied by an electronic data dictionary and a limited amount of technical support from SRTR staff. The files include data elements collected by the OPTN and other sources. Calculated analytical variables are also available.
• Simulation Allocation Models (SAMs) include information and documentation regarding a family of computer programs developed by the SRTR to simulate organ allocation under varying circumstances and to forecast outcomes for candidates on the waiting list and for recipients posttransplant. The SAM family consists of the Liver Simulated Allocation Model (LSAM), the Thoracic Simulated Allocation Model (TSAM), and the Kidney-Pancreas Simulated Allocation Model (KPSAM.
• Annual Reports discuss important transplant issues and outcomes at the national level and offer extensive tables showing comprehensive transplant data regarding recent activity and 10-year trends. The reports also include analyses of outcome predictors.
• Annual Report chapters, are prepared by transplant experts from across the country. They focus on current issues regarding specific organs, and on issues important for transplantation in general, such as immunosuppression, transplant tourism, and performance measures.
• The limited dataset for instructional use can help university professors and other higher education instructors develop data management and analytic skills in their students. These data should not be used to conduct research or to address clinical or scientific questions. Information on how to obtain actual clinical data from the SRTR is available here.