Bringing genetic medicine into rural healthcare
Official title: Making Genomic Medicine Routine in a Rural Healthcare System
Funded at Geisinger Clinic · NIH-11196205 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This project will help put genetic test results and decision support into everyday care for patients served by a rural health system.
Quick facts
| Grant type | U01 cooperative agreement |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Geisinger Clinic NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Danville, United States) |
| Project start | September 23, 2024 |
| Project end | July 31, 2029 |
| Funding year | 2025 |
| Award (this year) | $664,136 |
| NIH project number | 5U01HG013796-02 |
| Project ID | NIH-11196205 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Ideal candidates are patients who receive care at Geisinger or affiliated rural clinics who have—or could be offered—genetic testing or have family histories suggesting genetic risk.
✕Less likely to help
Patients who get care outside the participating health systems or who have no indication for genetic testing may not see direct benefit from this project.
What this research studies
You would be part of a Geisinger effort to make genetic test results an everyday part of care in rural clinics. The team will put structured genetic data into the electronic health record, build decision-support tools for clinicians, and make genetic information portable across health systems. They will use implementation science and learning-health-system methods, work with community health leaders, and may invite patients to consent, share samples, or allow use of existing clinical and genomic data. Over several years the approaches will be tested and refined so other rural systems can adopt them.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, patients in rural areas could receive more personalized care informed by genetic test results that are available where they get care.
How similar studies have gone: Related implementation efforts (for example Geisinger's MyCode and other genomic learning-health initiatives) have shown promise, but routine, portable genomic care across rural systems is still limited.
Where this research is happening
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Geisinger Clinic
Danville, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Buchanan, Adam H — Geisinger Clinic
- Study coordinator: Buchanan, Adam H
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.