Research Administration

Research Administration provides pre-award support to School of Medicine departments and centers which include, but are not limited to:

• Meeting with faculty
• Reviewing grant RFA’s/Calls
• Creating grant submission timelines
• Creating budgets for grants and contracts
• Filling out sponsor forms
• Filling out institutional forms (Cayuse SP and Cayuse 424)
• Assisting with compliance (IRB, IACUC, etc.)
• Assistance with grant submission

The unit also assists with interpreting contracts and grants policies and with general research administration questions.

The Research Administration unit is developing a research administration training program, with the vision of creating a school-wide certificate training program for all School of Medicine research administrators and research staff. The potential format of the program will be hybrid, cohort-based, case-based learning. The course will cover such topics as pre- and post-award practices, compliance, and interpersonal relationships. The overall goal is to make research administration practices standardized and consistent throughout the School of Medicine.

The unit aims to establish a standing meeting to serve as a platform for networking among research administrators, providing an open forum to discuss the latest issues and best practices in the field.

The unit will establish an advisory group for School of Medicine research administrators. This group will keep abreast of current issues in School of Medicine research administration, recommend topics for the Research Administrators Meeting and provide advice on items with which to engage leadership.