A Multiinstitutional, Multidisciplinary Model for Developing and Teaching Translational Research in Health Disparities

Abstract

We acknowledge the support of: Aracelis Huertas and Rafaela Berrios, HiREC project manager and MSc/CRECD Administrative Coordinator, Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico in the planning of the Summit activities; Dr. Glorisa Canino, Dr. Carmen Zorrilla and Dr. Delia Camacho, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, Dr. Richard Greene from the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Dr. Marielena Lara‐Greenberg, the RAND Corporation for their contribution to the course fundamentals. We also would like to thank Dr. Elizabeth Ofili and Dr. John Murray, Morehouse and Meharry CRECD directors for their support to this initiative; NIH leaders, Dr. Sidney McNairy, Dr. Krishan Arora, Dr. Carol Merchant and Dr. Nathan Stinson for their enthusiasm and trust in this project; and Professor Carlos Ortiz, Director of the UPR‐MSC SoHP Office of Informatics and Educational Resources for accepting the leadership of the new Distance Learning Networking Group. Finally, we would like to acknowledge the NIH cofunders of the CRECD program for their support of the development of infrastructure and researcher development through this important initiative: National Center for Research Resources (NCRR); National Institute on Aging (NIA); National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS); National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI); National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and the RMATRIX grant 1 U54 RR026136‐01A1 Jerris Hedges PI.