The University of Montana recently brought together health care leaders from across the state to build and advance clinical and translational research to develop Montana’s health care workforce, advance expertise and expand infrastructure.

The meeting was organized by the Montana Clinical and Translational Research Center (MCTRC), which is housed in UM’s School of Public and Community Health Sciences.

Any entity interested in participating in a statewide Practice-Based Research Network — a collaborative community of clinicians, researchers and public health practitioners who work together on specific research — can connect with Ward to join the growing research partnership.