Primary Care Research Center
The Jefferson Primary Care Research Center is a university-level structure that supports investigators from across disciplines who conduct research within the primary care environment.
The Primary Care Research Center is the academic branch of Jefferson Primary Care, one of the largest primary care systems in the United States, which cares for over one million people and is a major driver of regional community and population health.
The faculty affiliated with the Primary Care Research Center span a broad range of backgrounds in clinical primary care; complementary clinical backgrounds such as oncology, emergency medicine, and psychiatry; and doctoral-level researchers with backgrounds in public health, biostatistics, and epidemiology. This multidisciplinary, interprofessional team focuses their careers on primary care as a research setting because of the powerful, holistic influence of primary care on human health. Jefferson Primary Care, the clinical system for primary care services at Jefferson Health, serves as the ‘laboratory’ for health services research for these diverse teams.
Core Research Areas
The Center promotes research through facilitated collaborations and provides infrastructure and other support for primary care researchers.
Primary Care Innovation
Cardiovascular Health
Lifestyle Medicine
Geriatrics
Cancer Prevention
Integrated Behavioral Health
Women’s Health
Funding
The Research Center has a proven record of attracting diverse funding across sectors, including federal agencies (NIH, HRSA, SAMHSA), state support from Pennsylvania, leading non-profit organizations such as the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, and industry collaborations with partners including GSK, Merck, Exact Sciences, and Pfizer.
Collaborations
The Center maintains active collaborations throughout Thomas Jefferson University including the College of Population Health, the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, and specialty departments across Jefferson Health, including Cardiology, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pharmacy, Pulmonology, and others.
Additionally, PCRC staff and faculty collaborate with researchers at numerous universities and health systems including Brown University, Drexel University College of Medicine, Duke University, the Larry Green Center, Nemours Children’s Hospital, New York University, University of California Irvine, and the University of Pennsylvania, as well as with community partners throughout the system’s vast geographic footprint.
Partner with Us
Jefferson Faculty & Staff
If you and your team are proposing research with Jefferson Primary Care patients or practice involvement, talk to us early.
Reach out at PCRC@jefferson.edu to learn more about how we can collaborate.
External Partners
If you are actively working with a Jefferson Primary Care faculty member, connect with them to partner with the Center.
If you are not currently working with a Primary Care faculty member, reach out to PCRC@jefferson.edu and we can connect you with the appropriate faculty member/working group.
Get in Touch
Leadership
- Executive Director, Primary Care Research Center
- Ellen M. & Dale W. Garber Professor of Family & Community Medicine