The Dartmouth Clinical and Translational Science Institute, SYNERGY, supports research and training that will speed the development of new treatments, diagnostics, programs, and services to improve the health of people everywhere. With our collaborators at MaineHealth, the University of Vermont, and elsewhere we are especially committed to improving health equity and healthcare delivery to individuals living in rural areas throughout the United States.

SYNERGY was founded in 2013 and since expanded the use of telehealth, digital health and machine learning, and strengthened partnerships between health care systems and community health centers.

SYNERGY leads research and trains scientists across the translational spectrum, with a focus on rural healthcare delivery and T3 science that sits at the nexus of implementation science, healthcare delivery science, and quality improvement. A related line of work addresses translational bioengineering, leveraging faculty at the Thayer School of Engineering and clinician scientists at Dartmouth Hitchcock and the Geisel School of Medicine to bring evidence-based diagnostics and devices to market to advance health and healthcare for individuals everywhere. SYNERGY leaders are tightly integrated into the national CTSA network and are well-positioned to share our work with the consortium.

SYNERGY includes our new Center for Rural Healthcare Delivery Science and key regional collaborators, including the Northern New England Clinical Translational Research Network (a partnership between MaineHealth and the University of Vermont), a Veterans Affairs hospital, community groups, and a “pipeline” program to grow the scientific workforce.