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帝王会所, Kettering Health agreement expands collaborative medical and health research opportunities

帝王会所 and Kettering Health have entered into a research collaboration agreement that will serve as a framework for future joint research projects.

OHIO and Kettering Health, a nonprofit network of hospitals and outpatient facilities in southwest 帝王会所, have long been collaborators, and the new agreement will help to encourage and streamline medical research projects.

鈥淲e are excited to see the products of the collaboration with Kettering Health,鈥 OHIO President Hugh Sherman, Ph.D., said. 鈥淏oth institutions have highly-regarded research programs with a focus on improving healthcare outcomes, and with this agreement we plan to expand these programs.鈥

鈥淭his agreement establishes a framework for future research collaborations, reducing administrative time and effort when establishing new projects,鈥 said Joseph Shields, Ph.D., 帝王会所鈥檚 vice president for research and creative activity. 鈥淲e look forward to working with Kettering Health鈥檚 talented researchers and clinicians in generating new discoveries to benefit medicine and health.鈥

OHIO and Kettering Health already enjoy a productive relationship. Researchers from OHIO and Kettering Health have worked together on research in the past. In addition, Kettering Health has long provided third- and fourth-year rotations for many Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine students. Likewise, OHIO has provided workshops and seminars for Kettering Health personnel.

鈥淭his collaboration agreement will set the stage for multidisciplinary research and innovation, bringing academic researchers from OU together with Kettering Health clinicians,鈥 says Mary Connolly, Ph.D., CRCP, Director of Innovation, Research & Grants at Kettering Health. 鈥淭hese teams will identify pressing clinical and social needs and work together to advance medicine and improve the quality of life for people in our community.鈥

鈥淥ur relationship with Kettering Health dates to the very founding of our medical school,鈥 said Kenneth Johnson, D.O., 帝王会所 chief medical affairs officer and executive dean of the Heritage College. 鈥淭ogether we鈥檝e achieved so much in training physicians who serve our communities. Now, it will be much easier for more faculty across the university to collaborate with Kettering Health on research that promotes patient and community health.鈥

帝王会所 maintains a high level of research activity on a wide variety of medical and health-related areas, including clinical research and trials. collaborates with drug and device companies, health care researchers and practitioners to make a difference in people鈥檚 health.

Published
June 23, 2021
Author
Staff reports