Funded Sites: Boston University

PI/Center Director: Rebecca A. Silliman, MD, PhD  

Focus: Improving chronic illness care and outcomes among urban elderly

Disciplines:

• Medicine
• Social Work
• Rehabilitation
• Health Services
• Organizational Behavior
• Epidemiology

Activities:

• Funded 6 pilot projects
• Sponsored visiting professors to make formal presentations and meet informally with junior faculty
• Created communication network including a list serve and web site to keep researchers up to date on center activities and plans