TY - JOUR
T1 - The Research Advisory Committee
T2 - An Effective Forum for Developing a Research Dynamic Environment
AU - Howland, Lois
AU - Sullivan-Bolyai, Susan
AU - Bova, Carol
AU - Klar, Robin
AU - Harper, Doreen
AU - Schilling, Lynne
N1 - Funding Information:
To build the research infrastructure, RAC determined the need and created the position justification for a research grant coordinator. The coordinator developed an efficient grant development processing system. This position has allowed faculty members, submitting grants, the time needed to concentrate on the scientific portion of the proposal. The research grant coordinator has developed a repository for our funded proposals for easy access by faculty wishing to peruse a grant application template. In addition, a research grant development manual was developed for those new to the grant process. The coordinator also routinely attends the National Institutes of Health (NIH) electronic submission classes offered by the University's Office of Research. All of these coordinated efforts streamlined the grant development and submission process in our school.
PY - 2008/7
Y1 - 2008/7
N2 - This article describes the role of a committee in the Graduate School of Nursing at the University of Massachusetts, Worcester, that is referred to as the research advisory committee. It was developed to sustain the research mission, to facilitate faculty scholarship, and to provide a venue for presubmission grant review (hence called mock review) in a graduate school of nursing that is not considered "research intensive." We present its historical framework, the development of a mock review process, faculty accomplishments thus far, and our plans for the future. It is hoped that our experiences of building and supporting faculty research efforts in a research dynamic environment may provide guidance for others working in similar institutions.
AB - This article describes the role of a committee in the Graduate School of Nursing at the University of Massachusetts, Worcester, that is referred to as the research advisory committee. It was developed to sustain the research mission, to facilitate faculty scholarship, and to provide a venue for presubmission grant review (hence called mock review) in a graduate school of nursing that is not considered "research intensive." We present its historical framework, the development of a mock review process, faculty accomplishments thus far, and our plans for the future. It is hoped that our experiences of building and supporting faculty research efforts in a research dynamic environment may provide guidance for others working in similar institutions.
KW - Faculty development
KW - Research
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U2 - 10.1016/j.profnurs.2007.10.005
DO - 10.1016/j.profnurs.2007.10.005
M3 - Article
C2 - 18662660
AN - SCOPUS:47749154420
SN - 8755-7223
VL - 24
SP - 241
EP - 245
JO - Journal of Professional Nursing
JF - Journal of Professional Nursing
IS - 4
ER -