REACHing the Next Generation of Clinician-Scientists
Nov 3, 2023
RAND Research Across Complementary and Integrative Health Institutions (REACH) Center
The RAND REACH Center is a collaboration between RAND and member institutions that train complementary and integrative health (CIH) practitioners. Its purpose is to leverage the research infrastructure at RAND to support collaborative research across and within these institutions.
Vision
The RAND REACH Center envisions a multidisciplinary system of health care that offers patients access to a wide variety of evidence-based, safe, and effective options to improve their health.
Mission
The RAND REACH Center provides support to CIH institutions and professions to conduct collaborative research in support of collectively beneficial health policy.
Goals
- Foster a virtual research community in which collaborative research concepts can be incubated into successful grant submissions.
- Provide core resources to Center members to assist with proposal development, biostatistical and clinical informatics support, grants administration support, and consultation on research design.
- Facilitate training and mentoring to support the development of CIH researchers.
Introducing the REACH Center: Helene M. Langevin, NCCIH Director
Recent Publication
Meet the Directors
Ian D. Coulter
Senior Health Policy Researcher
Ian Coulter is codirector of the RAND Research Across Complementary and Integrative Health Institutions (REACH) Center, a senior health policy researcher at the RAND Corporation, professor emeritus at UCLA, and research professor at the Southern California University of Health Sciences. He has more than 40 years of experience conducting both qualitative and quantitative research on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and integrative medicine (IM) and has published over 200 articles and books. Coulter was successful in securing a gift to create the endowed RAND/Samulei Chair in Integrative Medicine and a gift to establish the RAND Center for Collaborative Research in Complementary and Integrative Health (RCCR).
Patricia M. Herman
Senior Behavioral and Social Scientist
Patricia Herman is a codirector of the RAND Research Across Complementary and Integrative Health Institutions (REACH) Center and a senior behavioral scientist at the RAND Corporation. Her research centers on health economics, innovative care models, and overall quality of life. Herman is an NCCIH-supported methodologist, resource economist, and licensed naturopathic doctor.
Michele Maiers
Executive Director of Research and Innovation, Northwestern Health Sciences University
Michele Maiers is codirector of the RAND Research Across Complementary and Integrative Health Institutions (REACH) Center. Maiers is also executive director of research and innovation at Northwestern Health Sciences University (NWHSU) supporting the mission of providing evidence-based solutions to the health care community through its research and policy efforts. In her role as co-director of the CIH, Maiers will facilitate research activity both within and across participating institutions and develop strategies for advancing the Center.
Contact Us
For more information about the Center, contact us via email at REACHCenter@rand.org
Funding
The RAND REACH Center is supported by a grant through the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number U24AT012549.
The predecessor of the RAND REACH Center was the RAND Center for Collaborative Research in Complementary and Integrative Health, created through generous support from the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners and the RAND/Samueli Endowment. These funds were used to create the RAND Center, and will continue to support and maintain the infrastructure of the Center, which the REACH Center builds upon. The RAND Center also benefitted from a gift from the NCMIC Foundation’s support for pilot studies, which are important for exploring new avenues of discovery.
Interested in supporting this work? Contact us at REACHCenter@rand.org