Transcript Resident Initiatives - University of Texas Health Science

NIH Research Funding
UT Health Science Center 2005 – 2007
Funding
Mechanism
Fellowships
2005
2006
2007
$271,042
$285,313
$571,485
$2,025,288
$1,642,452
$1,449,766
Research Grants
$75,558,046
$79,390,155
$88,801,061
Total*
$81,440,359
$83,265,269
$90,822,312
Training
*For 2006 and 2005, includes other funding mechanisms than shown above
NIH Research Funding
Rank
Institution
Total #
Awards
Total
Funding
1
Duke
48
$32.9 M
16
UTMB
19
$7.3 M
19
Baylor
14
$2.5 M
31
UT Southwestern
7
$2.7 M
33
UTHSC-Houston
6
$2.6 M
56
UTHSCSA
4
$1.0 M
Source: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/award/trends/FindOrg.cfm
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Developing a departmental infrastructure
Developing new research initiatives
 Providing financial oversight for funded
projects
 Coordinating research-related resources
 Conducting research faculty and staff
development initiatives
 Ensuring research compliance
 Coordinating research initiatives for residents
and students
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Office established in April 2005
 Lisa Kelly – Project Coordinator
 Lu Ann Kirk – Administrative Secretary
(40%)
 Horace Armstrong – Accounting
Coordinator I (50%)
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Joel Michalek, PhD (25% time)
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Authored or co-authored appr. 150 articles in peerreviewed scientific journals
Fifteen years experience analyzing and reporting
clinical trials as a consulting for the pharmaceutical
industry
Twenty five years experience as principal investigator
of an epidemiological study of Vietnam veterans
exposed to Agent Orange.
LeeAnn Zarzabal, M.S. in Statistics (100%)
Electronic Data Capture System developed
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Florence Witte, PhD
> 15 years experience as a medical
editor/writer
 Editor of more than 1,500 journal articles,
funding applications, abstracts, posters, and
book chapters
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Clinical and Editorial Specialist,
AdvancMed, LLC, Lexington, KY
 Freelance editor
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Developing new investigators
Retaining established, funded
investigators
Recruiting mid-level and senior
investigators with ongoing research
programs and extramural support
Renovating research laboratories
Masters of Science in Clinical
Investigations – 9 currently enrolled (6
residents and 3 faculty) plus 1 graduate
 Assistance in grant seeking and
application preparation
 Internal scientific review of proposals
 Periodic in-house ‘grantsmanship’ training
 Two-year resident research fellowships
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5 years clinical
 2 years scholarly activity after
PGY-2 year
 Master’s of Science in Clinical
Investigation
 Research curriculum
 Total research residents to
date = 26 (includes enrolled,
incoming, and completed)
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Enhanced in-house grant application
preparation support
 Dedicated administrative infrastructure for
research (e.g., assistance with personnel
processing/training, fiscal management,
and interfacing with OSP)
 Departmental funding for biostatistics
assistance and manuscript preparation
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Seeking mid-level and senior clinicianscientists with:
Established research programs and national
reputation
 Funded projects that could provide research
opportunities for residents & post-docs
 Capability of establishing and sustaining
translational research programs within
UTHSCSA
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Renovated the freezer room in E corridor
 Renovated space from three laboratories
to establish the Johnson Center for
Surgical Innovation (educational research
site)
 Renovated the Multidisciplinary Center for
Operative and Procedural Skills
Acquisition (MCOPSA)
 Plans to renovate lab in rooms 225-227F
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Space pictures
Room 225 E
Space pictures
Room 228 E
Space pictures
Room 261 E (User Lab)
Space pictures
MCOPSA
Space pictures
JCSI
Approximately 44 active research
accounts
 Implementing Grant Manager system with
improved reporting
 Implementing improved fiscal monitoring
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Research coordinators meetings/training
Clinical trials registry and related initiatives
Pre-IRB “Human Studies Review Committee”
Development of a Data Safety Monitoring Board
Managing research resources
Monthly research administration staff
Developing/implementing related departmental
policies & procedures
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Reorganized the department website to
include information on research activities
Faculty research interests
 Summary of each ongoing funded research
project including contact information
 Recent scientific publications
 Upcoming abstract deadlines for major
meetings
 Intranet with department research-related
policies/procedures
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