Clinical & Translational Science Award Planning Grant

描述(由申请人提供)：本提案的目的是实施一个规划过程，以设计一个成功的机构临床和转化科学奖(CTSA)计划。德克萨斯大学圣安东尼奥分校健康科学中心(UTHSCSA)和合作组织的愿景是在社区的大力参与下，创建南得克萨斯州临床和转化科学研究所(Institute)，以促进临床和转化研究的学科发展。为了取得成功，要以可持续的理性方式成长和发展，研究所必须专注于我们所服务的人群的医疗保健需求，即南得克萨斯州的公民。未来，这个学术之家将在研究、教育和有意义的领域产生协同增长 改善病人护理。这一规划奖将使我们能够利用促进的战略规划过程来开发我们的CTSA完整申请，该申请将于2007年提交。为了准备这次规划申请，我们开始了一项需求评估，以确定UTHSCSA及其合作伙伴在研究、培训和教育方面的优势和劣势。通过规划和评估过程，我们将加强我们的优势，并为研究所建立新的结构、政策和程序。该研究所将整合UTHSCSA及其合作伙伴，开发适应不断变化的卫生需求和资源的现实的组织可塑性。 这一规划进程的具体目标是： 1.开展便利的规划进程，发展关键职能，不断改进研究所的研究、培训、教育、职业发展和社区参与。 A.发展最优的研究所治理结构。 B.建立一个有效的研究所行政结构，以确保协作、公平利用资源以及传播方法和技术。 2.制定研究所评估计划，包括：科学成果质量和教育， 培训与职业发展计划；行政组织；领导绩效； 和社区参与。 3.制定一项计划，将该研究所与其他CTSA项目相结合。 本申请中描述的规划流程将带来所需的强大而实用的洞察力 确定和管理必要的组织变革，以转变临床和医学学科 南得克萨斯州的翻译研究。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The purpose of this proposal is to implement a planning process to design a successful Institutional Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program. The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) and partnering organizations' vision is to create a the South Texas Clinical and Translational Science Institute (Institute) to further the discipline of clinical and translational research, with substantial community participation. To be successful, to grow and evolve in sustainable rational ways, the Institute must focus on the health care needs of the population we serve, the citizens of South Texas. In the future this academic home will generate a synergistic increase in research, education and meaningful improvements in patient care. This planning award will allow us to employ a facilitated strategic planning process to develop our full CTSA application, which will be submitted in 2007. In preparation for this planning application, we began a needs assessment to identify research, training and educational strengths and weaknesses at UTHSCSA and its partners. Through the planning and evaluation process we will build on our strengths and create new structures, policies and procedures for the Institute. The Institute will integrate UTHSCSA and its partners, developing an organizational plasticity that adapts to the reality of changing health needs and resources. The specific aims of this planning process are to: 1. Conduct a facilitated planning process to develop the key functions that will continually improve the conduct of Institute research, training, education, career development and community engagement. a. Develop the optimal Institute governance structure. b. Develop an effective Institute administrative structure to assure collaboration, equitable resource utilization and dissemination of methods and technologies. 2. Develop an Institute evaluation plan to include: Quality of Scientific Achievement, and Education, Training and Career Development Programs; Administrative Organization; Leadership Performance; and Community Participation. 3. Develop a plan to integrate the Institute with other CTSA programs. The planning process described in this application will lead to powerful and practical insights needed to identify and manage the organizational changes necessary to transform the discipline of clinical and translational research in South Texas.