Administrative Core

University Of Michigan At Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor MI

Investigators

Abstract

ABSTRACT/SUMMARY: ADMINISTRATIVE CORE The proposed P50 Center, titled Partnering for Equity: An Academic and Community Alliance to Eliminate Disparities throughout the Fibroid Experience (PEACE), is a national community academic partnership created to improve health equity throughout the uterine fibroid experience. This innovative and visionary center will be supported by an Administrative Core that will provide overall support for the management and coordination of PEACE Center activities across its three Projects and its Community Partnership, Education and Outreach Core and the Center’s Community Stakeholder and Advisory Board (CAB). The Administrative Core staff will record, distribute and archive minutes from all Center meetings. The Administrative Core will also organize and promote an Annual PEACE Symposium to celebrate fibroid-related science, patient advocacy, and progress. The following objectives of the Administrative Core are central to meeting the Center’s goals: 1) provide a focal point for administration and coordination between sites (University of Michigan, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Henry Ford Health, Boston University, University of California, Irvine), projects, committees, and boards to foster efficiency and consistency; 2) ensure completion of all compliance activities, including institutional review board (IRB) activities, training, reports to the sponsor, and budgetary reports; 3) administer the Pilot Grant Program; and 4) administer, support, and track dissemination activities including town halls, open houses, presentations, abstracts, and manuscript submissions. The Administrative Core will be responsible for coordinating the activities of the multiple institutions involved in this collaborative and ensuring that component plans are implemented to fulfill the Center’s goals in a timely fashion. It will support the organizational and governance structure of the PEACE Center and will manage and support the entire range of proposed Center activities, including ensuring that community partners and organizations are compensated in a timely fashion. The Administrative Core will be responsible for administering the Pilot Grant Program including ensuring a national applicant pool and organizing an objective process for selection of awardees in partnership with the CAB members. The Administrative Core will financially manage the Pilot Grant awards and will facilitate multidisciplinary collaboration, support, and mentoring of Early-Stage Investigators. The Administrative Core will ensure the dissemination of PEACE Center work and findings to a broad constituency—from community organizations to scientists, clinicians, and patients. It will track document development, manuscript submissions, development of a public website, and organization of community-based dissemination events. To promote the work of the Center, the Administrative Core will also organize an Annual PEACE Symposium that will feature presentations from Pilot Grant awardees. In summary, the Administrative Core represents an integral component needed for the success of this multidisciplinary, multi-institutional, and innovative research program.