At San Juan Bautista School of Medicine, we are excited to share the scientific community’s enthusiasm to join us and attend the 10th SJBSM Interdisciplinary Research Symposium, to be held on Thursday, April 16, 2026, from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., at our institution’s facilities in Caguas, PR. It will be a pleasure to welcome you to join us and celebrate a…
San Juan Bautista School of Medicine proudly marks the 10-year anniversary of the Puerto Rico Health Justice Center, a transdisciplinary program dedicated to trauma-informed, victim-centered clinical forensic services for survivors of sexual violence and for advancing research that recognizes violence as a critical public health issue. Over the past decade, the Center has strengthened evidence-based…
What’s New & Noteworthy at GROW PR Network GROW Advisory Group Members Appointed Lic. Sonia García Esquilín Sonia Enid García Esquilín, BS, Lic. #985, is a registered dietitian with over 30 years of experience in clinical and community nutrition in Puerto Rico and currently serves as a Nutritionist at the PryMed Medical, Inc., where she…
American Heart Month – February 2026 Each February, American Heart Month provides an opportunity to reflect on the importance of cardiovascular health and to promote prevention across the life course. In Puerto Rico, this observance carries particular urgency, given the substantial burden of heart disease and its risk factors across the population. Cardiovascular disease (CVD)…
The Alliance is proud to announce that Dr. Eliel Melon has been selected as a participant in the National Institutes of Health’s AIM-AHEAD FHIR Training Program! Dr. Melon is the Director of the Center of Informatics and Educational Resources, School of Dental Medicine, and the Co-Core Leader of the Research Design, Compliance, and Data Management…
GROW PR Network celebra su 15.ª reunión presencial en Ciales El pasado 16 de diciembre de 2025, los miembros y colaboradores de GROW PR Network (Generating Research Opportunities Working Together), iniciativa de la Alianza, se reunieron en las instalaciones de Prymed Medical Care en Ciales. Este decimoquinto encuentro fue clave para consolidar la sinergia entre…
In commemoration of National Healthy Weight Week –January 18-24, 2026 Every year, during the third week of January, communities observe National Healthy Weight Week, an initiative that, since 1994, invites reflection on lifestyle habits. This 2026, from January 18-24, this commemoration takes on special relevance in Puerto Rico, where figures on overweight and obesity confront…
Publication Fee Support Guidelines The Professional Development (PD) Core maintains dedicated funds to support publication fees for Alliance-related research outputs. Alliance staff, awardees, and investigators affiliated with an Alliance institution—as well as approved external collaborators—with a new or active Alliance-supported study may request support through the Online Request Services portal. The Alliance recognizes that Article…
The Tracking and Evaluation Unit Director and Generating Research Opportunities Working together (GROW) Puerto Rico (PR) Network, Dr. Carlamarie Noboa Ramos, participated in a multipaper panel session “Engaging with Communities and Primary Care Practices: Evaluating CTR Practice-Based Research Network (PBRN) models” at the Annual Conference of the American Evaluation Association in Kansas City. Practice-Based Research…