Administrative & Mentoring Core supports rural health care delivery research
Official title: Administrative & Mentoring (A&M) Core
Funded at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic · NIH-11290735 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A funding opportunity to strengthen leadership, mentorship, and administration for a center focused on improving rural health care delivery.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Lebanon, United States) |
| Project start | April 1, 2023 |
| Project end | January 31, 2028 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $692,669 |
| NIH project number | 5P20GM148278-04 |
| Project ID | NIH-11290735 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Clinicians, researchers, and community partners in rural health settings who may eventually apply research findings to improve care.
✕Less likely to help
Direct patient benefits may be limited during the core-building phase if translational projects are not yet initiated.
What this research studies
This grant funds the Administrative and Mentoring Core to keep the Center for Rural Health Care Delivery Science organized and on track. It emphasizes project management, communications, financial oversight, and rigorous evaluation to ensure research quality. It also focuses on mentoring current project leaders and helping researchers transition toward independent funding. In addition, the core supports developing early-career clinician-scientists and a pilot project mechanism to attract new faculty. The work aims to build a sustainable, team-based rural health research program at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, patients in rural communities could benefit from more coordinated, evidence-based health care improvements and faster translation of research into practice.
How similar studies have gone: Other COBREs have shown that strong administrative cores and mentoring pipelines enhance research output and faculty development.
Where this research is happening
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Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic
Lebanon, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Creager, Mark a — Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic
- Study coordinator: Creager, Mark a
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.