Incorporated as a charitable non-profit organization, MICYRN is a national network representing 21 maternal-child health research member organizations and brings together more than 25 affiliated practice-based research networks of investigators from across teaching hospitals affiliated with the 17 medical schools in Canada. Funded by its members, MICYRN’s mandate is to improve the quality and impact of research through the provision of a coordinated infrastructure to support research teams working across Canada and beyond. A large amount of research is conducted by teams of investigators based at multiple sites across Canada. Often these teams work independently, in silos, but deal with similar issues and face common barriers to conducting multijurisdictional research. MICYRN is working to address these challenges through the development of a national infrastructure to attract and facilitate the conduct of maternal-child investigator-initiated and industry sponsored multi-centre clinical research studies. The network also prioritizes research quality improvement initiatives to address ‘research waste’ inefficiencies, supports training and mentorship programs for emerging investigators and new trainees, leverages national partnerships to lead advocacy efforts for regulatory, ethical research pathways and engages with global partners in international collaborations.
MICYRN
V2-230, 950 West 28th Ave
Vancouver, BC V5Z 4H4