Administrative Core

马拉维ICEMR将由两个办公室管理：一个在密歇根州立大学，另一个在研究活动的中心，马拉维布兰太尔的马拉维大学医学院。Terrie Taylor博士是马拉维ICEMR的首席研究员，是行政核心领导。她在马拉维（1月至6月）和密歇根（7月至12月）之间往返。密歇根州立大学办事处由三人组成，将负责全面的财政管理和国际旅行安排。布兰太尔办事处（5名雇员）将为马拉维的95名ICEMR成员（78名居民，17名访问时间长短不等）提供监督。行政核心的主要目标是促进马拉维ICEMR进行的研究，根据需要使用具体的过程和程序来管理多学科、多地点的工作。一个重要的次要目标是提高马拉维大学医学院的赠款管理能力。一个新颖的特点是，ICEMR将为布兰太尔的游客提供两间招待所的运营成本。这种安排比利用酒店和餐馆更划算，并可能加强ICEMR内部的“团队建设”。

The Malawi ICEMR will be administered from two offices: one at Michigan State University, and the other at the center of the research activities, the University of Malawi College of Medicine in Blantyre, Malawi. Dr. Terrie Taylor, the Principal Investigator for the Malawi ICEMR, is the Administrative Core Leader. She divides her time between Malawi (Jan-June) and Michigan (July-Dec). The Michigan State University office, comprised of three individuals, will be responsible for the overall fiscal management and international travel arrangements. The Blantyre office (five employees) will provide oversight for the 95 ICEMR members in Malawi (78 residents, 17 visiting for various lengths of time). The primary goal of the Administrative Core is to facilitate the research undertaken by the Malawi ICEMR, using specific processes and procedures as needed to administer a multidisciplinary, multi-site endeavor. An important secondary goal is to enhance the grants management capacity in the University of Malawi College of Medicine. A novel feature is that the ICEMR will contribute to the running costs of two guest houses for visitors to Blantyre. This arrangement is more cost-effective than utilizing hotels and restaurants, and may enhance "team building" within the ICEMR. Communication within the Malawi ICEMR will be based on its website. Portions of the website will be available to the public; other layers (containing data and internal communications) will be passwordrestricted. All of the ICEMR meetings will be coordinated by this Core; these consist of bi-weekly Steering Committee meetings, quarterly scientific meetings, and the annual meeting of the Scientific Advisory Group. Training activities of the ICEMR will also be coordinated by the Administrative Core, and these include oneon-one mentoring, lectures, short courses and workshops in Blantyre, and overseas training opportunities for ICEMR staff. Two Career Development Fellowships will be offered by the Malawi ICEMR through the Administrative Core. Finally, the Administrative Core will oversee the selection and support ofthe Scientific Advisory Group, and will be responsible for coordinating the annual ICEMR Program Workshop in one of the seven years of the program.