Leverage the complementary capabilities and distinguishing strengths of our partners and participating institutions to achieve reproducible improvements in translational research efficiency, workforce skills, and community engagement across health systems that serve urban and rural underserved populations. 

Create a hub organization with infrastructure and systems that accelerate the movement of biomedical discoveries into real-world interventions and dissemination pathways that improve pace and impact of research on the health of local communities and the broader U.S. population.

Catalyze new research and clinical trial collaborations across institutions with a focus on understudied populations across the life span and both rural and urban settings.

Create, test, validate, and disseminate information technology tools that directly address translational barriers and can be adopted or adapted by health systems and providers with diverse technical skill sets.

Advance the integration of research into clinical practice and community knowledge that can be adopted by other academic and community health systems. This will be achieved through the development, adaptation, and national adoption of tools, methods, and models for frontline researchers, providers, and community groups that enhance the impact of translational and clinical research.