Advancing Multidisciplinary Health Research: Bridging Clinical Practice, Public Health, and Translational Science
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https://doi.org/10.68041/jmmhr.v1i2/01Keywords:
Delivery of Health Care, Evidence-Based Medicine, Interdisciplinary Research, Public Health, Translational Research, BiomedicalAbstract
Precision Modern health care is characterized by complex challenges that stretch beyond scientific disciplines. It requires solutions and methods that integrate clinical practice, public health and translational science approaches. The need for multidisciplinary health research is explored in this editorial, and strategies are discussed on how to bridge the gap in translational research between individualized patient care and population health, and between discovery and implementation. It examines the existing challenges such as institutional silos, a lack of data integration, and misaligned incentives, but also identifies opportunities for change and transformation offered by AI, multi-omics integration, and innovative collaborative approaches. In the future, health research will be truly transdisciplinary rather than just interdisciplinary, considering health as an emerging characteristic of the harmonious interaction of biological, behavioral, social, and environmental systems.
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