Dr. Kristi Reynolds and Dr. Jonathon Doris
About Us
Research Powers a Learning Organization
Research is an essential part of what it means to be a learning organization. At Kaiser Permanente, research helps us learn what we need to do to provide
better care for our members and promote better health in the community.
Scientists, clinicians, and health care professionals work side-by-side to ask and answer questions that make a difference in health today. Is the shingles
vaccine effective? Do antidepressants interfere with breast cancer treatment? How can we encourage people to pick up medication that protects heart health?
When we find answers, we translate them into practice. The impact of our work goes beyond conference presentations and scholarly publications. It changes
clinical practice, transforms care delivery, and improves health.
Department Overview
More than 350
people work at the Pasadena, California-based Department of Research & Evaluation. The department
is the primary hub of research for Kaiser Permanente Southern California, supporting research by full-time faculty members as well as medical center-based
clinician researchers.
The research program emphasizes translational research studies that have the potential to improve clinical quality and health care affordability. Faculty
members focus primarily on externally funded public domain research.
The
department’s faculty includes more than two dozen full-time research scientists as well as a
small group of post-doctoral fellows and associate investigators. Most have academic backgrounds in epidemiology, behavioral science, health services research,
or biostatistics. Some also have clinical training.
The department includes the following groups:
In addition to the Department of Research & Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente has six other regional research departments and one national research center.
These include the following research centers:
The Kaiser Foundation Research Institute, or KFRI, provides administrative services for all of federally funded research conducted in California, Colorado,
Georgia, Hawaii, Maryland, and Oregon. The institute submits applications for grants and executes contracts and sub-contracts for federally funded research
on behalf of the regional research programs.
The Department of Research & Evaluation has an integral role in the success of Kaiser Permanente Southern California by conducting high-quality, innovative
translational research that benefits the health of its members and the communities from which they come.
The mission of the Department of Research & Evaluation is to initiate and conduct high-quality public-sector health services, epidemiologic, behavioral,
and clinical research that has a demonstrable positive impact on the health and well-being of Kaiser Permanente Southern California members and the general population.
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Scientific Leadership
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Administrative Leadership
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