History

History

RCMAR Cycles I and II (1998-2008)

The RCMAR Initiative was first funded in 1998, and the RCMAR National Coordinating Center (NCC) was based at the Henry Ford Health System RCMAR Center in Detroit, Michigan, and was directed by Dr. Barbara Tilley. During this first RCMAR cycle, Dr. Tilley relocated to the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and was allowed to bring the RCMAR NCC to MUSC with her. For the RCMAR Cycle II 2003 competition, UCLA competed for, and received, the RCMAR NCC.

Cycles III, IV, and V (2008-2023)

UCLA received funding to continue as the RCMAR NCC for Cycle III (2008-2013), Cycle IV (2013-2018), and Cycle V (2018-2023). The RCMAR NCC was directed initially by Janet C. Frank, DrPH, and housed in the UCLA Multicampus Program in Geriatric Medicine & Gerontology, a division in the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. Dr. Steven P. Wallace, PhD, at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, served as the RCMAR NCC Co-Director. This leadership team worked together to build and expand the services of the NCC.

Cycle VI (2023-2028)

In 2023 the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) competed for, and received, the RCMAR NCC. The RCMAR NCC is currently led by Patricia D’Antonio, MS, MBA, Lisa Barnes, PhD, Tamara Baker, PhD, Carmen Sceppa, MD, PhD, and James Appleby, MPH, ScD (Hon).

Achievements

Read about some of the accomplishments of the RCMAR program: Harawa NT, Manson SM, Mangione CM, et al. Strategies for enhancing research in aging health disparities by mentoring diverse investigators. J Clin Transl Sci. 2017;1(3):167-175.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5573262/