# The National Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems Database

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Podcast: [INside the OUTcomes: A Rehabilitation Research Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-the-outcomes-a-rehabilitation-research-podcast-6252462)
Published: 2026-02-10T12:17:51+00:00
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## Resource

For more than 50 years, the National Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems Database has been the cornerstone of spinal cord injury (SCI) research in the United States. Since 1973, it has captured detailed information from thousands of people with traumatic SCI, helping researchers track long-term outcomes, improve rehabilitation care and guide new discoveries. In this episode, we explore how the database works, what makes it unique and how its insights continue to shape the future of SCI care and recovery. Our guests are: Anne Deutsch, PhD, RN , research scientist, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and co-principal investigator, Midwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury Care System Yuying Chen, MD, PhD, director, National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham Jennifer Coker, PhD, MPH, co-director, National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham Trevor Dyson-Hudson, MD, co-director of the Northern New Jersey Spinal Cord Injury System at the Kessler Foundation This special episode is co-hosted with David McMillan, PhD, host of the American Spinal Injury Association podcast, SCI Science Perspectives. Find the podcast on ⁠ Spotify ⁠ , ⁠ Apple Podcasts⁠ or ⁠ YouTube ⁠ and browse the podcast archive for past episodes. This podcast is supported by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (grants 90DPKT0007, 90RTGE0004, 90SIMS0015, 90DPHF0012). #spinalcordinjury #rehabilitationresearch

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