# LEARRN: Mentored Collaborative Opportunities Component

> **NIH NIH P2C** · BROWN UNIVERSITY · 2021 · $160,427

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY 
A major barrier to integrating healthcare research into practice is that researchers often lack firsthand 
experience and knowledge of how healthcare organizations operate in what is becoming an increasingly 
complex and demanding environment. LeaRRN will provide formal mentored collaborative opportunities for 
rehabilitation researchers to engage with healthcare systems through a learning health systems (LHS) Scholar 
Program. The foundations of this program are our partnerships with a diverse group of eight health 
systems/organizations that represent the rehabilitation continuum of care and provide rich “laboratories” for 
hands-on experiences. The overall objective of the Mentored Collaborative Opportunities component of 
LeaRRN is to facilitate the conduct of LHS research that is driven by health system partners’ priorities. This will 
be achieved by creating productive and synergistic partnerships between rehabilitation researchers and health 
systems. This component has the following specific aims: 1) identify health system priority areas for improving 
the quality and value of rehabilitation care, by convening stakeholders and align these priorities with calls for 
LHS Scholars and pilot studies; 2) solicit and review applications for LHS Scholars; 3) facilitate productive and 
meaningful partnerships between LHS Scholars and health systems; 4) provide ongoing scientific mentoring 
for the partnerships; and 5) provide administrative oversight for the LHS Scholar Program. The LHS Scholar 
program will provide the researcher with resources and guidance to learn about the context of a health system, 
its current processes of rehabilitation care delivery and the data infrastructure to support LHS research. The 
LHS Scholar opportunity will also allow researchers to cultivate a meaningful relationship with health system 
stakeholders and begin preparatory work to conduct research on a priority topic identified by the healthcare 
system. These partnerships will be mentored by LeaRRN faculty, who will offer ongoing guidance as the 
researcher and health system formulate a plan to engage in the cycle of learning health systems research. At 
the end of the LHS Scholar year, the Scholar and health system will be well-positioned to take the work to the 
next level which may include seeking pilot study funding through the LeaRRN pilot study program or through 
other funding mechanisms. The LHS Scholar Program provides a mechanism for rehabilitation researchers 
and health systems to develop partnerships and formulate plans for addressing high-priority rehabilitation care 
issues using LHS research methods. These partnerships will produce novel insights and knowledge that will 
ultimately inform and accelerate the implementation of evidence into practice to improve the quality and value 
of rehabilitation care at the individual, system, and population level.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10163233
- **Project number:** 5P2CHD101895-02
- **Recipient organization:** BROWN UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** JANET Kues FREBURGER
- **Activity code:** P2C (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $160,427
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → —

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10163233

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10163233, LEARRN: Mentored Collaborative Opportunities Component (5P2CHD101895-02). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10163233. Licensed CC0.

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