The NIH Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI): National and Public Health Impact as Measured by Collaborative Scientific Excellence, Investigator Development, and Community Engagement

Elizabeth O. Ofili (), Mohamad Malouhi, Daniel F. Sarpong, Paul B. Tchounwou, Emma Fernandez-Repollet, Sandra P. Chang, Tandeca King Gordon, Mohamed Mubasher, Alexander Quarshie, Yulia Strekalova, Eva Lee, Jonathan Stiles, Priscilla Pemu, Adriana Baez, Lee Caplan, Muhammed Y. Idris, Thomas Pearson, Jada Holmes, Chanelle Harris, Geannene Trevillion, Adam Townes, Daniel E. Dawes and The RCMI Consortium
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Elizabeth O. Ofili: Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA
Mohamad Malouhi: Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD 21215, USA
Daniel F. Sarpong: Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
Paul B. Tchounwou: Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD 21215, USA
Emma Fernandez-Repollet: University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR 00936, USA
Sandra P. Chang: University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA
Tandeca King Gordon: Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA
Mohamed Mubasher: Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA
Alexander Quarshie: Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA
Yulia Strekalova: University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
Eva Lee: Data and Analytics Innovation Institute, Atlanta, GA 30309, USA
Jonathan Stiles: Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA
Priscilla Pemu: Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA
Adriana Baez: University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR 00936, USA
Lee Caplan: Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA
Muhammed Y. Idris: Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA
Thomas Pearson: University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
Jada Holmes: Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA
Chanelle Harris: Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA
Geannene Trevillion: Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA
Adam Townes: Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA
Daniel E. Dawes: Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN 37208, USA

IJERPH, 2025, vol. 22, issue 11, 1-18

Abstract: Background: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) established the Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI) Program in response to the Congressional language in House Report 98-911 to establish research centers in predominantly minority institutions that offered doctoral degrees in the health professions and/or health-related sciences. The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) recognizes the critical role of the RCMI in conducting biomedical research and providing healthcare to communities impacted by health disparities. The RCMI Coordinating Center (RCMI-CC) supports the Consortium of 23 competitively funded RCMI Centers, with a collaborative infrastructure, to stimulate research partnerships and harness the research talents of the many gifted scientists and health professionals to collectively support investigator development, and advance health disparities research. Objectives: This manuscript presents the national and public health impact of the RCMI-CC as it works to help RCMI achieve their primary goals. Methods: We describe the organization of the RCMI Consortium and evaluate the impact of the overall RCMI Program, as measured by highly competitive NIH awards, high-impact publications, and other metrics. Results/Impact: In addition to the competitive research R01 and equivalent awards, publications, and patents, RCMI-CC implementation of the National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN), and health services research in RCMI–clinical research networks, collectively highlight the national and public health impact, as measured by collaborative scientific excellence, investigator development, and community engagement. Conclusions: The RCMI-CC and RCMI Consortium collectively demonstrate national and public health impact, with externally validated quantifiable metrics and return on investment.

Keywords: RCMI; national impact; public health impact; scientific excellence; community health impact; return on investment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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