# Research Coordinating Center to Reduce Disparities in Multiple Chronic Diseases (RCC RD-MCD)

> **NIH NIH U24** · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · 2023 · $4,498,324

## Abstract

SUMMARY
Significant disparities in prevention, treatment, and management of multiple chronic diseases exist along
intersecting racial, cultural, socio-economic, and vulnerable population contextual lines; community
engagement and culturally informed multilevel approaches are required to effectively reduce these disparities.
The UCSF Research Coordinating Center will leverage and pivot our significant expertise, experience, and
capacity in community-engaged research, disparities research, program implementation experience with
underserved and vulnerable populations, data science, and major chronic diseases to serve and support a
nationwide research coordinating and technical assistance center. The Specific Aims of the project are to:
1) Develop the NIMHD RD-MCD Research Consortium and its Oversight Mechanisms: through the
 Organizational and Management Unit’s convening, secure communication, internal and external resource
 sharing, standardization, progress, site, and study monitoring, and dissemination functions via a 508-
 compliant consortium website in cooperation with program officials, representative Steering Committee,
 networked Community Advisory Boards, and an independent Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB).
2) Implement RD-MCD Consortium-wide Common Data Element Development, Collection, Integration,
 Curation, Analysis, and Sharing using existing well-developed national data coordinating and collection
 center resources and expertise forming a Research Coordination & Data Management (RCDM) Unit
 providing a secure and accessible data warehouse hub for RD-MCD Consortium data, and technical assist-
 ance and guidance on: implementing multiple data standards and cross-study instruments including PhenX
 toolkit collections (e.g. Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)); and up-to-date RD-MCD information, tools,
 and resources via secured investigator-facing and community-facing website resource pages.
3) Establish a Multiple Chronic Diseases Disparities (MCD) Research Educational Development
 Network: facilitated by the Skills Development Unit combining scientific, networking, and skills building
 expertise across the P50 MCD research consortium to implement and maintain diverse development
 opportunities for academic researchers, minority-serving institutions, health workers, and other community
 partners. The RCC will deliver and coordinate: a) monthly webinars, b) yearly skills development
 workshops, c) access to mentors across the MCD consortium and the NIH National Research Mentoring
 Network, and d) track the impact of the RCC and Center’s development activities.
4) Facilitate and Monitor Vibrant Community-Engaged Research among NIMHD RD-MCD P50 Research
 Consortium members and community partners through a Community Engagement (CE) Unit providing
access to underserved/vulnerable population-specific Technical Assistance (TA) teams, structural and
organizational support for a Community of Practice, and collaborative Scientific Working...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10653716
- **Project number:** 5U24MD017250-03
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO
- **Principal Investigator:** Edwin Duncan Charlebois
- **Activity code:** U24 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2023
- **Award amount:** $4,498,324
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2021-09-24 → 2026-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10653716

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10653716, Research Coordinating Center to Reduce Disparities in Multiple Chronic Diseases (RCC RD-MCD) (5U24MD017250-03). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10653716. Licensed CC0.

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