# Admin Core

> **NIH NIH U54** · MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE · 2022 · $51,965

## Abstract

SPECIFIC AIMS
During the current funding cycle, the Administrative Core provided dynamic, efficient administrative and scientific
leadership, oversight, and logistical support for the RCMI Health Disparities Center at Meharry Medical College
(RHDR@MMC). The Core achieved its specific aims by supporting activities including leveraging of resources,
conducting evaluation of the Center’s progress, and providing career enhancement activities for postdocs and
junior investigators. The core supported the Advisory Committee (AC) and Steering Committee (SC), promoted
achievements of all cores and research projects, and leveraged other ongoing career development activities at
Meharry towards elimination of health disparities. The core’s overarching goal in this renewal is to further
enhance its capacity to provide active and dynamic leadership and build on well-demonstrated capability and
expertise to manage the strategic and operational need of our RHDR@MMC program. Hence, in this renewal
application the specific aims of the Administrative Core are:
Specific Aim 1: To manage RHDR@MMC resources efficiently and effectively towards maximization of
programmatic impact. The Administrative Core will promote and nurture strong collaborations with directors of
the cores to leverage institutional resources; partner with Meharry’s Office of VP for Research and Innovation,
and Grants Managements Office to ensure strong oversight and integration of all services and programs required
to increase MMC’s biomedical research capacity and productivity.
Specific Aim 2: To provide dynamic and effective Administrative and programmatic oversight and ensure
efficient communication between the Cores, Schools and NIMHD. The Core will work closely with NIMHD,
our deans and our Grants Administration to ensure that all programmatic requirements including submission of
progress and financial reports are timely met.
Specific Aim 3: To provide vital administrative support for the Steering Committee (SC), the Advisory
Committee (AC), and implement their recommendations to maximize programmatic improvement. The
Administrative Core will schedule all meetings and support all activities of our SC and AC, and produce and
distribute minutes and reports, and follow-up on actions and responses to SC and AC’s recommendations.
Specific Aim 4: To develop and implement an effective plan for self-evaluation of both short and long-
term goals while implementing effective tracking of our programmatic activities. Annual internal and mid-
term evaluations will be conducted with focus on inputs, outputs, and outcomes as well as impact based on
programmatic milestones; recommend improvements will be provided to MMC by senior leaders and program
administration.
Specific Aim 5: To ensure that research projects stay on track and our scientists progress through a
grant submission on time. The Administrative Core will collaborate with Investigator Develop Core (IDU) and
Blue-Sky Committees to effectively moni...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10708291
- **Project number:** 3U54MD007586-36S1
- **Recipient organization:** MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE
- **Principal Investigator:** Samuel Evans Adunyah
- **Activity code:** U54 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $51,965
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 1997-09-30 → 2027-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10708291

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10708291, Admin Core (3U54MD007586-36S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10708291. Licensed CC0.

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