Member Centers
The strength of the MRC lies in its community of member research centers. By connecting investigators, trainees, and research teams across disciplines, these centers foster collaboration, mentorship, and shared learning. Together, they create a vibrant research ecosystem that advances scientific discovery and improves healthcare delivery.
Membership in the MRC is open to research centers in the MGB Department of Medicine focusing on population adn healthcare delivery science. Contact MGHMonganResearchCollaborative@mgb.org for more information on how to join the MRC.
Health Policy Research Center
Founded in 1998 by the Partners HealthCare System (now Mass General Brigham) and Massachusetts General Hospital, HPRC is the legacy member of the former Mongan Institute within the Department of Medicine. HPRC conducts research to support quality and efficiency improvement within Mass General Brigham (MGB), to inform and influence health policy on the national level, and ultimately to improve health and health care across America.
Director: Stephen Bartels, MD, MS
Center for optimal aging and serious illness
Founded in 1998 by the Partners HealthCare System (now Mass General Brigham) and Massachusetts General Hospital, HPRC is the legacy member of the former Mongan Institute within the Department of Medicine. HPRC conducts research to support quality and efficiency improvement within Mass General Brigham (MGB), to inform and influence health policy on the national level, and ultimately to improve health and health care across America.
Director: Christine Ritchie, MD, MSPH
Medical practice evaluation center
The Medical Practice Evaluation Center (MPEC) team, led by Kenneth Freedberg, MD, MSc, is a multidisciplinary team internationally recognized in the evaluation of clinical outcomes, costs, and cost-effectiveness for preventing, managing, and treating HIV/AIDS as well as other diseases. Andrea Ciaranello, MD, MPH and Mark Siedner, MD, MPH are directors of the simulation modeling and cost-effectiveness analysis pillar and the epidemiology and implementation science pillar, respectively.
Director: Ken Freedberg, MD, MSc