Western North Carolina Personalized Medicine Demonstration Project
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Organization
Mission Healthcare Foundation, Inc.
Award Date
Award Amount
45,000
Program Name
Presidential Initiative Award
Program Category
Sector and Region Support
Principal Investigator
Lynn Dressler
Fiscal Year
2016
Region
Western
Project Description:
This demonstration project taking place in Western North Carolina will utilize personalized medicine testing in a primary care setting to help predict which drugs might be most effective and/or have the least side effects to treat a patient's condition. Personalized medicine testing provides opportunities to enhance patient care, decrease costs of care, and increase economic growth for our state.