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The Picker Institute Research ProgramThe Picker Institute Research Program comprises three programs: The Picker Institute/Gold Foundation Challenge Grant Program, the Picker Institute Research Agenda and the Picker Institute Long-Term Care Program. Picker Institute/Gold Foundation Challenge Grant ProgramThe Picker Institute/Gold Foundation Challenge Grant Program offers matching grants to foster the development of innovative projects designed to integrate best practices in patient-centered care and humanism into the education of our country’s future resident physicians. Click here for more information on the Challenge Grant Program. Picker Institute Research AgendaResearch is a vital component of the Picker Institute mission. The institute sponsors research in patient-centered care in support of and in cooperation with educational and medical institutions. The institute’s goal is to foster a broader understanding of the theoretical and practical implications of patient-centered care by approaching healthcare with a focus on the concerns of patients and other healthcare consumers. Click here for more information on the Research Agenda. Picker Institute Long-Term Care ProgramPicker Institute is dedicated to the patient-centered-care movement in all healthcare settings. Predicated on the belief that quality of life in nursing homes is as important as quality of clinical care, the Picker Long-Term Care Program, inaugurated in 2008, seeks answers to the challenge of improving the quality of life in LTC facilities. Click here for more information on the Long-Term Care Program. |
