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The Administrative Core is the glue that binds together this application for a Center for Population Health and Health Disparities (CPHHD). The Core will provide administrative support and oversight for the Program's research. Its major objectives are leadership and management of Program activities, communication, training, quality assurance, and strategic planning.

The Administrative Core will coordinate all CPHHD activities and set general policies. It will be responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the CPHHD and for providing assistance to Core Directors and Project Principal Investigators in administering their units. It will do so through a senior management structure made up of a Steering Committee and Internal and External Advisory Committees. The Administrative Core will be directly responsible for budgeting and business office support for all Projects and Cores, interface with and preparation of reports to NCI staff, provision of clerical support for Projects and Cores, coordination of administrative support, and overall coordination of scientific activities. In addition, the Administrative Core will support ongoing contact among the investigators, and will provide written progress reports as the Projects proceed. The Director of the Administrative Core and the Associate Directors will be responsible for overseeing the performance of each of the Cores and assuring quality and cost-effectiveness of the services.

Finally, the Administrative Core will also be responsible for determining the research direction of the CPHHD. A major aspect of this direction will be the selection and evaluation of pilot projects. As the current group of Projects proceeds, there will be a need to decide whether to support grant applications for supplemental funds. If so, then priorities will need to be set among these other possibilities. This will be a responsibility of the Administrative Core, with guidance from its Steering and Advisory Committees. Analogously, as the current group of Projects approaches completion, there will need to be a decision about whether to apply for a renewal of this Program and, if so, the Projects and investigators to be included. Again, this will be a responsibility of the Administrative Core.

Key personnel

Name Organization Role on the project

Timothy R. Rebbeck, Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania Director

Chanita Hughes, Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania Associate Director