{"id":428,"date":"2009-01-27T12:17:40","date_gmt":"2009-01-27T16:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gim\/?page_id=428"},"modified":"2025-07-09T16:21:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T20:21:33","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gim\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">blank space<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What makes GIM research stand out?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Research is integrated across the section: all faculty, not just full clinician investigators, engage in innovative research topics of interest. Areas of research excellence in GIM include clinical addiction science, health systems science, medical education, chronic disease management, sexual and gender minority health, chronic musculoskeletal diseases, and refugee health. Substance use disorder is GIM&#8217;s strongest research domain, and it continues to grow with projects on stimulant use disorder, SUD in adolescent populations, novel work in target trial emulation, and many other areas.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/care\/\">Clinical Addiction Research and Education (CARE) Unit<\/a> comprises clinical, research, and administrative members who work in clinical programs and grant-funded research and training programs in the field of addiction medicine. The CARE Unit hosts numerous research projects seeking to understand the complexities of substance use, addiction risks, and co-morbidities for patients and communities. Investigators are actively exploring innovative interventions to reduce morbidity and mortality associated with substance use.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmc.org\/boston-healhs\">Boston HEALHS<\/a> (Health Equity &amp; community-Aligned Learning Health System)is creating learning health system training and infrastructure across Boston Medical Center. Through Boston HEALHS, researchers at BMC are eligible to receive funding<span>\u00a0to gain skills, expertise, and experience in LHS competencies, as applied within health care systems that serve individuals with multiple complex health conditions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Other notable GIM research projects include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/taggs.hhs.gov\/Detail\/AwardDetail?arg_AwardNum=R61DA060588&amp;arg_ProgOfficeCode=114\">Massachusetts HIV and Justice-Involved Populations Research Network<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/reporter.nih.gov\/project-details\/11099295\">Development of Systems and Education for Cervical Cancer prevention (DOSE-CC)<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/reporter.nih.gov\/project-details\/9548161\" class=\"tablelink\" title=\"Improving Care for Chronic Low Back Pain in Primary Care: Development of a Novel Yoga Clinical Prediction Rule\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Improving Care for Chronic Low Back Pain in Primary Care: Development of a Novel Yoga Clinical Prediction Rule<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">To check out other major GIM research projects, please visit the list of <a href=\"https:\/\/report.nih.gov\/award\/index.cfm?ot=&amp;fy=2025&amp;state=&amp;ic=&amp;fm=&amp;orgid=3617301&amp;distr=&amp;rfa=&amp;om=n&amp;pid=#tab5\">BMC&#8217;s current National Institutes of Health (NIH) awards<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3584\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3584\" style=\"width: 820px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/gim\/files\/2025\/07\/PHOTO-2025-03-28-Retreat-photo-533x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"456\" class=\"wp-image-3584 \" style=\"color: #ffffff;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gim\/files\/2025\/07\/PHOTO-2025-03-28-Retreat-photo-533x300.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gim\/files\/2025\/07\/PHOTO-2025-03-28-Retreat-photo-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gim\/files\/2025\/07\/PHOTO-2025-03-28-Retreat-photo-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gim\/files\/2025\/07\/PHOTO-2025-03-28-Retreat-photo-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gim\/files\/2025\/07\/PHOTO-2025-03-28-Retreat-photo-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gim\/files\/2025\/07\/PHOTO-2025-03-28-Retreat-photo-992x558.jpg 992w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gim\/files\/2025\/07\/PHOTO-2025-03-28-Retreat-photo-1500x844.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gim\/files\/2025\/07\/PHOTO-2025-03-28-Retreat-photo.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3584\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GIM research faculty at the 2025 research retreat.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>GIM Resources Supporting Research<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Data &amp; Methods Core<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"> The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmc.org\/research-operations\/data-and-methods-core\">Data and Methods Core (DMC)<\/a> is dedicated to enhancing clinical and translational research by providing methodological expertise and analytical services throughout the research project lifecycle, ensuring robust support for investigators. We do this by providing expert consultation and grant planning support, data management, and statistical analysis. DMC services are accessible to all research staff at BUMC, including BMC and Boston University Chobanian &amp; Avedisian School of Medicine. Special emphasis is placed on supporting early-to-mid career clinical investigators, fostering their development and success in research.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Community Supporting Research<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"> We have several resources and support services connecting investigators to local communities, facilitating community-engaged research. For example, the Grayken Center for Addiction offers addiction researchers consultation on how to make their research more relevant for Black people and more inclusive of Black participants. Consultations are provided by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmc.org\/addiction\/leap\">&#8220;Lived Experience Advisory Panel&#8221; (LEAP)<\/a>, composed of Black people who have lived experience of problematic substance use. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Research in Progress Series<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"> GIM hosts a well-attended bi-monthly Research in Progress seminar series that offers engaging presentations on diverse and innovative research projects across the Section. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Scientific Writing Resources<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"> We have gathered external and internal resources to support the scientific writing needs of investigators and faculty at all stages of their careers. We recommend checking out the resources marked with the blue diamond symbol if you are new to academic writing. You can view this resource guide here: <a href=\"https:\/\/bmcorg.sharepoint.com\/:w:\/t\/MedicalWritingEditing\/EW2v37thIptPj1L82Gqfu6UBjKycDrC6NX5NKgTygNQpOA?e=om47En\">Scientific Writing Resources<\/a>. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>blank space What makes GIM research stand out? 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