title: Challenges and opportunities in establishing a Latino health research center in a majority academic institution.
abstract: This article provides a practical perspective of the issues, challenges and the opportunities involved in establishing a Latino Health Research Center in an academic institution. This article will use as an illustration the experiences related to the establishment of a Center on Latino Medical Treatment Effectiveness Program at a large public academic institution in Chicago. Some of the sociopolitical processes of establishing the Center's structure, and the recruitment and training of a multi-disciplinary core research staff are summarized, while simultaneously pursuing an ambitious research and training agenda. The article ends by suggesting a series of strategies in meeting the multiple and, at times, conflicting demands of the academic institution, the funding sources and the community, as well as the lessons learned.
authors.affiliation: Midwest Latino Health Research, Training and Policy Center, Jane Addams College of Social Work, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Giachello
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D000047:Academies and Institutes / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002641:Chicago; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D008611:Mentors; D017146:Models, Organizational; D010560:Personnel Selection; D016730:Program Development; D012108:Research Personnel