Research Advisory Committee

What the Committee Does

The Research Advisory Committee serves as the standing committee of faculty and staff to foster, promote and assess research endeavors. Specific activities include:

Assisting in scientific evaluation of IRB proposals
Evaluating grants and adivsing the Regional Dean on internal/external funding
Organizing the SOM research days
Evaluating SOM research polocies as needed and making recommendations to these documents
Fostering activites and identifying individuals that will increase the school's research profile

                        
                        Specific Activites of the RAC
                        
                        Assisting in scientific evaluation of IRB proposals
Evaluating grants and advising the Regional Dean on Internal/External Funding
Organizing the SOM Research Days. (i.e. identifying podium presenters, event dates,
                              other activities)
Evaluating SOM research policies as needed and making recommendations to these documents
Fostering activities and identifying individuals that will increase the school's research
                              profile throughout all TTUHSC campuses and local/international collaborations (i.e.
                              workshops, research seminars, speakers, retreats or other structured activities)
Engaging in the facilitation of extramural funding and evaluation of research productivity
                              of the faculty
Fostering collaboration between TTUHSC at the Permian Basin and the University of
                              Texas of the Permian Basin

                        