Administrative Core

PITT-MCRC的行政核心单位直接负责适当运作， 整合MCRC的组成部分（研究基础，方法核心，个人项目）。的 行政核心股为PITT-MCRC人员提供行政支持，并执行 中心持续开展活动的中央协调职能以及 中心评价。沿着方法学核心，该单元促进PITT与MCRC之间的互动 研究人员和大学研究社区的其他成员。行政核心 代表PITT-MCRC研究人员与健康科学领域领导人会晤时的利益 学校和匹兹堡大学医学中心（UPMC）管理。的具体目标 行政单位的职责是：i）为PITT-MCRC调查员提供领导、咨询和评估 （二）在其拟议的活动（个别项目和方法核心）中提供 代表PITT-MCRC研究基地研究人员利益的机制 机构内的部门和学校以及医疗中心管理部门; iii）扩大 关节炎，肌肉骨骼和皮肤疾病研究基地，吸引有前途的研究人员在 机构纳入PITT-MCRC（经过适当的审查和批准），并帮助招募新的 对关节炎、肌肉骨骼和皮肤病研究感兴趣的教师; iv）促进 了解关节炎、肌肉骨骼和皮肤疾病，促进研究者之间的互动，以及 通过组织高质量的学术研究，促进创新的跨学科研究 方法核心中详述的发展计划;以及v）组织和执行所有PITT-MCRC 政策和决策活动。

The Administrative Core Unit of the PITT-MCRC has direct responsibility for the proper functioning and integration of the MCRC components (Research Base, Methodology Core, Individual Projects). The Administrative Core Unit provides administrative support to PITT-MCRC personnel, and performs a centralized coordinating function for the continuing activities of the Center and the mechanisms for ongoing Center evaluation. Along with the Methodology Core this unit fosters interactions between PITT-MCRC investigators and other members of the University's research community. The Administrative Core represents the interests of the PITT-MCRC investigators in meetings with leaders in the Health Sciences Schools and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) administration. The specific aims of the Administrative Unit are: i) to provide leadership, counsel and evaluation for the PITT-MCRC investigators and staff in their proposed activities (individual projects and the Methodology Core); ii) to provide mechanisms for representation of the interests of the PITT-MCRC research base investigators with other Departments and Schools within the institution and the Medical Center administration; iii) to expand the arthritis, musculoskeletal and skin diseases Research Base by attracting promising investigators in the institution into the PITT-MCRC (with proper review and approval) and by aiding in the recruitment of new faculty interested in arthritis, musculoskeletal and skin diseases research; iv) to promote the dissemination of knowledge about arthritis, musculoskeletal and skin diseases, foster interactions between investigators, and stimulate innovative interdisciplinary research through the organization of a high quality Academic Development Program as detailed in the Methodology Core; and v) to organize and carry out all PITT-MCRC policies and decision-making activities..