EXCEED THE SPACEPROVIDED. The ultimate test our nation's biomedical system is its capacity to draw upon the full breadth of talent ofAmerica's diverse population and care for the most vulnerable elements of our society. The dual-edgedproblems of ethnic disparities in health and the under-representation of minority clinical investigators areamong the most glaring failures of our biomedical enterprise. The Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) isuniquely poised to provide leadership in redressing these problems and contribute to the fulfillment of theNIH Roadmap's plan to re-engineer the clinical research enterprise for the 21st century. MSM's President, Dr. David Satcher (the 16th US Surgeon General), is committed to the goal ofestablishing the MSM as one of the preeminent centers of excellence in research that addresses the burdenof health disparities. The proposed CCRE research program will be a critical element of the institution'sstrategic plan to continue the successful expansion of our translational and patient-oriented researchportfolio. The major objective of this program focuses on establishing a research infrastructure that willfoster the successful development of a cadre of junior clinical investigators into future leaders of the clinicalresearch enterprise. This CCRE program will build upon MSM's recent trajectory of success in enhancing itsresearch portfolio by pursuing the following specific aims:
Aim I. To establish an organizational framework for promoting a collaborative, inter-disciplinary approachto clinical investigation that engages the full breadth of the MSM scientific community and creates a nurturingresearch environment for the development of MSM's junior faculty.
Aim II. To establish an institution-wide mechanism to recruit and mentor a critical mass of talented youngfaculty who will develop successful translational and clinical research programs at MSM.
Aim 1 11. To recruit a 'magnet investigator' who will provide ongoing leadership of the CCRE program,further enhance MSM's research capacity and expand the critical mass of senior clinician-scientist mentors.
Aim I V. To establish a vibrant, collaborative research infrastructure that supports a continual process ofinnovation in clinical investigation by the ongoing incorporation of new enabling technologies in translationaland patient-oriented research.
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