Mike's Blog

It’s hard to believe we’re now a quarter of the way through the 21st century!

I’m writing this blog during the week before Christmas. As such, I can’t predict how the new year will start, nor exactly how the old one may end. At the moment, the CR we’re operating currently...

In the past month, a few things have taken place which require some reflection. As we barrel towards another funding deadline (December 20), we can expect little hesitation for another CR, most likely extending into late February or March. The Senate will change hands next year with the HELP Committee...

We’re less than a week away from the annual CTSA Program meeting. This year, the event is being held at the Marriott Hotel and Conference Center. For those who choose to use Metro from either local airport (Dulles or Reagan), there is a metro stop immediately...

This second year of the new CTSA suite of awards we welcome two new CTSAs, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic and Baylor College of Medicine, to the consortium in addition to 9 UM1 CTSAs that transitioned from UL1s. Those 9 UM1 CTSAs that were awarded during FY24 have an...

While academic medical centers may be the source for next generation health care interventions and solutions, dissemination and implementation (D&I) of those interventions require a health care infrastructure that can efficiently absorb and deploy those interventions in a manner that can offer patients the opportunity to reap the benefits of...