Moving Morehouse School of Medicine Translation T x Research through MDTTs—Multidisciplinary Translational Teams

Rhonda Conerly Holliday (), Kendra D. Piper, Shawn X. Trimble, Carmen M. Dickinson-Copeland, Ashley K. Mitchell, Tabia Henry Akintobi, Vincent C. Bond and Virginia D. Floyd
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Rhonda Conerly Holliday: Morehouse School of Medicine, 720 Westview Dr SW, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA
Kendra D. Piper: Morehouse School of Medicine, 720 Westview Dr SW, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA
Shawn X. Trimble: Morehouse School of Medicine, 720 Westview Dr SW, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA
Carmen M. Dickinson-Copeland: Morehouse School of Medicine, 720 Westview Dr SW, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA
Ashley K. Mitchell: Morehouse School of Medicine, 720 Westview Dr SW, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA
Tabia Henry Akintobi: Morehouse School of Medicine, 720 Westview Dr SW, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA
Vincent C. Bond: Morehouse School of Medicine, 720 Westview Dr SW, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA
Virginia D. Floyd: Morehouse School of Medicine, 720 Westview Dr SW, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 5, 1-10

Abstract: Morehouse School of Medicine (SOM) works to achieve its vision of advancing health equity through conducting transformational, translation science (T x ). T x describes our translational research continuum, symbolizing a method and scientific philosophy that intentionally promotes and supports convergence of interdisciplinary approaches and scientists to stimulate exponential advances for the health of diverse communities. Morehouse SOM actualizes T x through multidisciplinary translational teams (MDTTs). We chronicle the identification of MDTTs by documenting formation, composition, functioning, successes, failures, and sustainability. Data and information were collected through key informant interviews, review of research documents, workshops, and community events. Our scan identified 16 teams that meet our Morehouse SOM definition of an MDTT. These team science workgroups cross basic science, clinical, and public health academic departments, and include community partners and student learners. We present four MDTTs, in various stages of progress, at Morehouse SOM and how they are advancing translational research.

Keywords: translational research; multidisciplinary teams; health equity; community participatory research (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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