# LEARRN:  Collaboration Between Other Institutions Component

> **NIH NIH P2C** · BROWN UNIVERSITY · 2022 · $64,278

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY 
LeaRRN is a collaboration between Brown University, the University of Pittsburgh and Boston University and 
eight health systems partners within the Learning Health Systems (LHS) Innovation Hub. Brown University 
would be the prime award recipient for LeaRRN, with sub-contracts issued to University of Pittsburgh and 
Boston University. The specific aims of the Collaborations with Other Institutions Component are to: 1) facilitate 
collaboration across institutions to insure that LeaRRN meets its infrastructure mission; and 2) facilitate 
collaborations between health systems stakeholders and LHS rehabilitation researchers through the LHS 
Innovation Hub that are based on mutual respect, trust, transparency, and open communication. LeaRRN’s 
cross-institutional collaboration leverages the substantial resources and faculty expertise at each of our 
separate universities, creating an integrated resource center with extraordinary breadth and depth and a 
coordinated menu of resources and opportunities that is far greater than the sum of its parts. Stakeholder 
members include the American Health Care Association, BAYADA Home Health Care, BMC Medical Center, 
Cleveland Clinic, Johns Hopkins Medical Center, Intermountain Healthcare, naviHealth and University of 
Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. Linda Resnik, proposed PI of LeaRRN, and PI of the Collaborations with Other 
Institutions Component has the administrative and leadership experience to direct the proposed Center. Dr. 
Resnik, Director of CoHSTAR, has also been PI of multiple large complex studies which involved VA Medical 
Centers, academic institutions and a Department of Defense site. Dr. Janet Freburger will serve as site-PI of 
the University of Pittsburgh team, and Dr. Mary Slavin will serve as site-PI of the Boston University team. Site 
PIs will be responsible for the overall activities associated with the sub-contracts at their institutions and will 
work closely with Dr. Resnik and financial administrative staff to insure that sub-contracts are properly 
managed and resources used judiciously. Both site PIs are experienced researchers and team members who 
will serve on LeaRRN’s Executive Committee. LHS Innovation Hub activities will be directed by Dr. Freburger 
who will work closely with stakeholder members to facilitate communication and engagement with didactic, 
pilot, mentored collaboration and techniques component activities. Coordination of activities across institutions 
will be facilitated through regular meetings of component and LHS Innovation Hub members. Successful 
collaborations across Brown University, University of Pittsburgh and Boston University will result in an 
unparalleled national LHS rehabilitation research resource. The involvement of LHS Innovation Hub health 
system partners throughout the research planning, implementation, and dissemination process will help ensure 
that LeaRRN research is valued and translated into clinical care.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10414905
- **Project number:** 5P2CHD101895-03
- **Recipient organization:** BROWN UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** LINDA J. RESNIK
- **Activity code:** P2C (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $64,278
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2020-06-01 → 2025-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10414905

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10414905, LEARRN:  Collaboration Between Other Institutions Component (5P2CHD101895-03). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10414905. Licensed CC0.

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