$356.9
Million Total Research
The Department of Medicine is a national leader in biomedical research, consistently among the top 25 departments of medicine nationwide in NIH research funding, outpacing the growth of NIH support two-to-one over the past five years.
Department of Medicine faculty are leaders in the scientific community, with a passion for innovation and discovery to improve human health and change the ways in which we deliver care. This passion is translated to research making major
contributions to the advancement of biomedical knowledge.
A monthly forum to hear about important research advances.
$356.9
Million Total Research
23rd
National Blue Ridge Ranking
795
Individual NIH Awards
384
Investigators
2,482
Peer-Reviewed Articles
1,339
Active Clinical Trials
37
Invention Disclosures
18
Patents Pending
2a. Restructure the existing Research Intensive Faculty Program (RIFP) to be more inclusive and equitable. This will create a new program, Research Investment in the Scientific Enterprise (RISE) which will provide a fixed dollar amount of unrestricted research funds that can be used per the investigator’s individual needs (salary support, travel, publication costs, post-doctoral salary support, preliminary data generation, statistical analyses, etc). All NIH R- (excluding R21, R03), P-, and U-level contact Principal Investigators (PIs) who have less than $50,000 in unrestricted funds available to them are eligible. All R-, P- and U-equivalent grants from other funders are also eligible, including those from the Department of Defense (DoD), Veteran’s Affair’s (VA), professional societies and foundations.
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2b. Provide incentives for research success. Small, fixed-dollar amount incentive funding will be provided for each additional qualifying award after the first that is eligible for RISE funding.
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2c. Promote cross-division and -department multidisciplinary research through creation of a team formation and pilot funding program (intersects with Goal 3 objectives).
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2d. Provide matching funds for those receiving SOM Bridge Funding. For those whose division matches funds for the RISE program, DOM Research will directly match SOM Bridge Funding for one year.
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2e. Create transparent policies and application processes to obtain DOM contributions for large grants (eg. NIH P and U mechanisms) and for Core equipment/infrastructure purchases.
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3a. Ensure that all researchers, faculty, staff and administrators are included as key stakeholders in DOM research planning and program development initiatives.
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3b. Reinvigorate Research Innovation Conference (RIC) to provide monthly exposure to research highlights in novel presentation formats that facilitate interaction, including content across the whole research spectrum (T0-T4).
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3c. Restructure the annual DOM Research Day to include presentations by every division, across the entire research spectrum (T0-T4), and time for interaction.
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3d. Create a process for encouraging multidisciplinary, cross-division research teams.
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3e. Introduce DOM research professional recognition awards for those in the lab, clinical and informatics Research Professional series.
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3f. Establish a K-Club program for junior investigators
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4a. Create a formal Research Communication Plan that focuses on highly visible, high value communications highlighting the value of our research and limit redundancy, which can lead to email/communication inundation. The optimization of this plan will create trust in “DOM Research” email and calendar distributions to reduce overcommunication and reliance on multiple reminder messages.
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4b. Create a quarterly DOM research newsletter that highlights success stories from researchers at all stages of their careers, including stories about their career journeys.
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4c. Provide research content for the DOM Annual Report and Year in Review slides that can be used to summarize our research achievements, which will be helpful in conveying value to partners, including University Hospital, and during faculty recruitment.
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5a. Create a hands-on grant writing workshop series for DOM researchers.
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5b. Provide ongoing support and monthly training sessions for division administrators regarding pre- and post-award processes.
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5c. Partner with the Vice Chancellor’s Office to amplify the reach and impact of their professional development program for clinical research professionals and establish a similar program for laboratory research professionals.
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5d. Create a library of sample attachments per NIH SF424 guidelines for all DOM research faculty.
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5e. Partner with the DOM Faculty Development team to provide resources relating to promotion, campus career development programs, leadership training, and resources to ensure adequate mentorship for both scientific content and career advancement.
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