Center for Rural Health Care Delivery Science at a rural academic medical center
Official title: Center for Rural Health Care Delivery Science
Funded at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic · NIH-11290734 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A national center aims to improve how health care is delivered in rural areas by training clinician-scientists and studying rural health care challenges.
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) | $2,305,094 |
| NIH project number | 5P20GM148278-04 |
| Project ID | NIH-11290734 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Clinicians, researchers, and health system partners in rural or underserved areas who are developing or implementing rural health delivery innovations.
✕Less likely to help
Patients in non-rural or well-funded settings may not directly benefit unless the lessons generalize to broader contexts.
What this research studies
This grant funds a Center for Rural Health Care Delivery Science at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health to study and improve health care in rural communities. It emphasizes community engagement, mentorship for early-career clinician-scientists, and building infrastructure to support research focused on rural health disparities. The program will mentor investigators, create pathways to independent research, and measure progress toward milestones in rural care delivery. The effort seeks to translate findings into practical improvements for patients living in non-metropolitan areas.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, patients in rural areas could experience better access to care, more coordinated services, and outcomes that are closer to those in urban settings.
How similar studies have gone: Previous COBRE-style programs have shown that structured mentorship and community-engaged research can accelerate translation of rural health insights into practice.
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.