Clinical Research Infrastructure Initiative

The RCMI Clinical Research Infrastructure Initiative (RCRII) was established to expand the capacity for clinical research at Research Centers in Minority Institutions with affiliated medical schools by providing resources to develop the appropriate infrastructure. The long-range objectives of this initiative are to:

• assist participating institutions to conduct clinical research to improve the health of the Nation's citizens, especially racial and ethnic minorities;
• enhance the clinical research capacity of RCMI institutions with affiliated medical schools; and
• enhance their probability of success in competing for federal funds to perform clinical and translational research

Five of the 18 RCMI-supported institutions have clinical research centers, and a sixth hosts an NCRR-supported General Clinical Research Center (GCRC).

Contact Information

Shelia A. McClure, Ph.D.
Director, RCMI Program
Division of Research Infrastructure
National Center for Research Resources
National Institutes of Health
One Democracy Plaza, Room 932
6701 Democracy Boulevard, MSC 4874
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-4874 (20817 for express mail)
Telephone: 301-451-6536
Fax: 301-480-3770
E-mail: McClurSh@mail.nih.gov