Funded Sites: UCLA

PI/Center Director: David B. Reuben, MD

Focus: Health care in nursing homes, social support networks, ethnic/neighborhood differences

Disciplines:

• Medicine
• Nursing
• Social Work
• Psychology
• Dentistry
• Public Health

Activities:

• Held retreat to develop list of potential interdisciplinary research grants and enable participants to make connections across disciplines
• Convened steering committee to provide infrastructure and keep center on track
• Funded 5 pilot projects
• Co-sponsored interdisciplinary academic advancement course for junior faculty
• Established a joint MPH/MSW degree