Research Administration Modernization Program at UNCG

位于格林斯伯勒的北卡罗来纳州大学（UNCG）是一所综合性的博士研究机构， 拨款3，890万元资助研究经费，现时为16，238名本科生和3，083名 研究生。在这些学生中，超过三分之一的学生就读于UNCG的生物医学系， 大多数人来自生物医学学科代表性不足的群体。 UNCG将健康和保健确定为一个突出领域，其方案涵盖所有领域， 教育水平，获得令人印象深刻的国家排名，并包括教师谁是公认的，通过 奖励和荣誉，并产生大量的外部资金。联合国协调小组作出了具体承诺， 在未来五年内增加健康和保健领域的研究经费。 UNCG生物医学研究事业的发展需要强大而有效的研究 行政基础设施。在过去五年中，研究经费增长了28%， 这不仅使NIH和UNCG的研究使命难以完成，而且也使现有的赞助项目管理工作捉襟见肘 (SPA)三个主要问题阻碍了这些能力：遗留的eRA系统， 效率低下和错误; SPA工作人员的专业培训机会不足， 集中和分散的工作人员;以及需要更多的研究开发和项目启动 支持生物医学研究人员。我们关于提案提交和获奖率的数据表明了这些障碍 可能会特别影响我们迅速增长的教师人数，这些教师来自代表性不足的群体， 生物医学领域。 为了加强联合国志愿人员组织赞助项目的行政管理，特别是在筹备2010年 计划强调生物医学研究的增长，我们提出了研究管理现代化 该方案包括三个目标：1.加强赞助计划的基础设施， 法规遵从性，减少管理负担，并提供对企业范围研究的访问 通过分阶段实施商业eRA系统来管理数据; 2.促进 发展赞助计划的能力和管理，通过实施一个脚手架 为研究行政人员提供基于能力的专业发展和指导课程， 确保所有研究支持人员都具备必要的知识和技能，以提供有效的研究前和研究后工作。 奖励服务; 3.促进生物医学研究和研究培训， 支持传统上在生物医学领域代表性不足的群体的教师的战略 科学和NIH资助。RAMP UNCG的成功具有吸引和留住人才的巨大潜力 来自不同背景的优秀科学家和学生参加UNCG的生物医学研究和培训 企业，最终为国家多样化生物医学劳动力的必要性做出贡献。

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) is a comprehensive doctoral research institution, with $38.9 million in sponsored research funding support, currently serving 16,238 undergraduates and 3,083 graduate students. Of these students, more than 1/3 are enrolled in biomedical departments at UNCG, and the majority are from groups that are underrepresented in biomedical disciplines. UNCG has identified health and wellness as an area of distinction, with programs that span all educational levels, garner impressive national rankings, and include faculty who are recognized through awards and honors and generate significant external funding. UNCG has made a specific commitment to increase research funding in areas of health and wellness over the next five years. Growth in the biomedical research enterprise at UNCG requires robust and efficient research administration infrastructure. A 28% growth in research funding over the last five years has advanced the research mission of NIH and of UNCG, but it has also strained the existing sponsored projects administration (SPA) capabilities which are hampered by three primary issues: a legacy eRA system that creates inefficiencies and errors; inadequate professional training opportunities for SPA staff which includes both centralized and de-centralized staff; and a need for additional research development and project startup support for biomedical researchers. Our data on proposal submission and award rates suggests these barriers may especially impact our rapidly growing number of faculty from groups that are underrepresented in biomedical fields. In order to strengthen UNCG’s sponsored projects administration, specifically in preparation for the planned emphasis on growth in biomedical research, we propose the Research Administration Modernization Program (RAMP UNCG) which includes three aims: 1. Enhance sponsored programs infrastructure to increase regulatory compliance, decrease administrative burden, and provide access to enterprise-wide research administration data through the phased implementation of a commercial eRA system; 2. Facilitate the development of sponsored programs capacity and administration through the implementation of a scaffolded curriculum of competency-based professional development and mentorship for research administration staff to ensure that all research support staff have the requisite knowledge and skills to provide efficient pre- and post- award services; 3. Promote biomedical research and research training through the implementation of targeted strategies in support of faculty from groups that have been traditionally underrepresented in Biomedical Sciences and NIH funding. The success of RAMP UNCG has enormous potential for attracting and retaining talented scientists and students from diverse backgrounds to UNCG’s biomedical research and training enterprise, ultimately contributing toward the national imperative for a diverse biomedical workforce.