The USCC (Baltimore) specifically contributes to its objective of identifying, and ensuring access to, reports of all randomized and controlled clinical trials by:

1. Organizing handsearches of the US general medical journals.
   
   
2. Coordinating the Master List of over 2600 journals being handsearched by the Collaboration.



3. Supporting the further development of a coalition of consumer advocates, Consumers United for Evidence-based Healthcare (CUE) and its mission to promote the health of populations and the quality of individual health care providers and others to make informed decisions based on the best current evidence through research, education, and advocacy.

The USCC has two offices: the main office, based at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland; and a branch at University of California San Francisco.

The two Offices of the USCC share many tasks, including:

• Supporting Cochrane entities with a coordinating base serviced by the Center.
  
• Supporting new CRGs, Fields, and Methods Working Groups who want to register with the Collaboration.



• Supporting individuals who seek information about the Collaboration