# Center for Advancing Multimorbidity Science: Profiling risk and symptom expression to develop customized therapies for adults with multiple chronic conditions (CAMS)

> **NIH NIH P20** · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · 2020 · $180,773

## Abstract

The overall goals of Administrative Core of the Center are to ensure that 1) the Overall Center aims are
achieved in a timely manner, 2) scientific productivity is maximized, and 3) a new cadre of scientists is
developed that will advance the mission of the Center well beyond the funding period. Our long-term goal
is to extend this Exploratory Center to a Center of Excellence. We have assembled an exceptional multi-
disciplinary team of Center Faculty to execute the aims of the Administrative Core to promote and
improve the health of individuals with complex multiple chronic conditions. The specific aims of the
Administrative Core are to:
1. Provide oversight of all Center activities, including: 1) coordination and integration of the Center's
 faculty, staff and resources; and 2) monitoring the Enrichment Program, Analytics Core, and Pilot
 Administrative Core.
2. Facilitate communication among the Project PIs, mentors, and faculty affiliates, as well as
 networking and collaboration with the larger UI research community, other funded Centers, and
NINR.
3. Promote sustainability of the Center by developing institutional support, other NIH and external
 funding/support, interdisciplinary collaborations, leveraging old and building new research
 resources (e.g. data repository), developing and implementing a logic model for sustainability,
 and creating a University Leadership Committee for Center Sustainability.
4. Support the evaluation of the Center through a multi-layered evaluation process that includes
 internal oversight, an in-depth evaluation plan carried out by the University of Iowa Center for
 Evaluation and Assessment and inclusion of an external Evaluation Consultant as a member of
 the External Advisory Committee.
To accomplish these aims we have created an Administrative Core structure with Center Staff, an
Internal Executive Committee (which includes a lay person with consumer perspective on managing
multiple chronic conditions), an External Advisory Committee, and a University Leadership Committee on
Sustainability to ensure sustainability. Furthermore, to benchmark progress and identify areas for
improvement, we have enlisted assistance from the University of Iowa Center on Evaluation and
Assessment.
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## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9993627
- **Project number:** 5P20NR018081-03
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
- **Principal Investigator:** SUE E GARDNER
- **Activity code:** P20 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $180,773
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → —

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9993627

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9993627, Center for Advancing Multimorbidity Science: Profiling risk and symptom expression to develop customized therapies for adults with multiple chronic conditions (CAMS) (5P20NR018081-03). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9993627. Licensed CC0.

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