Maine
Medical Center (MMC) is the major academic medical center in
Northern New England with established academic ties to the University
of Maine at Orono, University of Vermont Medical School, Dartmouth
Medical School, the Jackson Laboratory, and the University of New
England College of Osteopathic Medicine. Although NIH funded
research at MMC dates back to the early 1950’s, what is now
the Maine Medical Center Research Institute (MMCRI) has grown from
a major re-evaluation of the research mission that took place in
1991. Since then there has been steady growth of our research
enterprise. As the home of research at Maine Medical Center,
the Research Institute strives to provide a growing, visionary, and
nurturing environment for scientists. Core strengths are molecular
biology and genetics, outcomes and health services research, and
clinical research. Because MMCRI plays such an important
role in the academic environment of MMC it is uniquely valued in
the MMC community.
MMCRI Mission
Statement:
Biomedical
research is integral to excellence in medical care. The mission of
research at Maine Medical Center is to foster inquiry among our clinicians;
support rigorous, focused scientific investigation; teach health care
providers to engage in biomedical research; and bring beneficial discoveries
to our patients, our community, and our world.
MMCRI provides
an environment that:
- Pursues
excellence in focused and sustainable basic, translational, clinical,
and outcomes research
- Uses
research to enhance the care of our patients and our community
- Encourages
collaboration and multidisciplinary partnerships
- Inspires
clinicians to participate in rigorous scientific investigations.
- Fosters
the growth of aspiring scientists
- Promotes
investigators achieving national and international stature
MMCRI
is divided into both laboratory based and clinical research divisions,
including the Center for Molecular Medicine, Clinical
and Translational Research, the Center
for Psychiatric Research, and the Center
for Outcomes Research and Evaluation.
