2023 Alliance Retreat The 2023 Alliance Retreat, held on December 7 & 8, featured a warm welcome from Alliance Principal Investigators Dr. Carlos Luciano, Dr. Evangelia Morou, Program Directors Dr. Diana Fernández, and Dr. Pedro Santiago. The distinguished gathering included officials from Alliance Institutions, such as Dr. Kenira Thompson from Ponce Research Institute and…
GROW PR Network’s January Update LET’S WELCOME GROW PR NETWORK’S NEWEST MEMBER! Sistema de Salud Menonita In 1944 Mennonite missionaries began a dispensary for the community La Plata in the central mountainous region of Puerto Rico in Aibonito. This evolved into a visionary endeavor to innovate healthcare experiences, services, and technology aimed at transforming lives.…
Call for Abstracts: SJB 8th Interdisciplinary Research Symposium on Health Equity – Submit Your Research for Poster Presentation by February 19th, 2024 We are delighted to invite faculty and students to submit an abstract for consideration to present a poster at the SJB 8th Interdisciplinary Research Symposium on Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024, in the afternoon…
San Juan Bautista School of Medicine’s Dr. Yaritza Inostroza-Nieves Secures 2024 AIM-AHEAD Fellowship, Advancing Cardiovascular Research Through AI and Machine Learning Congratulations to Dr. Yaritza Inostroza-Nieves, Associate Dean of Biomedical Sciences, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, and active researcher at San Juan Bautista School of Medicine, on receiving the 2024 Traineeship in Advanced Data Analytics Fellowship…
WELCOME GROW PR NETWORK’S NEW MEMBERS! With a mission to provide high-quality primary, preventive, and specialized health services, using an integrated evidence-based model of physical and mental health; aimed at disadvantaged people, vulnerable populations, and the community in general. Neomed Center has been committed to serving their community with integrity, compassion, and responsibility…
Conociendo al Consejo Comunitario en Investigación e Salud ¿Quién es Laura? La Lcda. Laura V. Mora Lemus estudió el bachillerato en Ciencias Interdisciplinarias en la Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Río Piedras y la maestría en Educación en Salud Pública en el Recinto de Ciencias Médicas. Luego de culminar su maestría, obtuvo la certificación…
La Dra. Glenda I. Torres Rivera es uno de los integrantes del Consejo Comunitario de Salud e Investigación de la Alianza. Es natural del pueblo de Guayanilla, pero lleva 21 años viviendo en Peñuelas. Hizo un bachillerato en Ciencias Generales en la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico (PUCPR), en el 1998. En el año…
Connecting directly with primary care facilities is part of GROW PR Network’s objectives to understand the needs, and priorities, and explore effective ways of collaborating with our members. This past October 6, 2023, we visited Hospital General Castañer in Lares, Puerto Rico. With a mission focused on community services and outreach, the team led by…
El proyecto cuenta con una importante subvención de $6 millones por parte de los Institutos Nacionales de Salud. (San Juan, PR) – La doctora Edna Acosta Pérez, profesora asociada de la Escuela Graduada de Salud Pública de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, será parte de una innovadora iniciativa de investigación para promover cambios estructurales y…
The study “Social Determinants of Health and the Participation of Cancer Survivors in Clinical Trials” (AACR Grant # 23-01-SDoH) aims to examine the relationship between Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) and participation in cancer-related clinical trials (CTs) to identify and address barriers disproportionately affecting Hispanic/Latino populations. The study will recruit 300 cancer survivors, with 150…