What We Do:

Our mission at the Deanship of Research is to do research in, and to develop solutions for, the delivery of better medical care and health services. This includes doing our own projects and also teaching and assisting others in doing similar and related research.

We will coordinate the research courses given to the medical students, coordinate and promote the development of clinical and basic sciences research at the institution, provide infrastructure to the Institutional Review Committee (IRB), and promote and evaluate all clinical trials at the Institution.

How We Choose Projects:

We have no particular bias about the specific domain or technology involved, whether in the study of actual clinical services, in the development of basic biomedical and computer-based methods. However, we recognize that we cannot cover all fields with our intended level of resources therefore, we select our own research and development projects based on "the Three Rules:"

1. Do only projects that we are better suited to do, base on our particular skills, resources, and opportunities.
2. Do only projects that have the potential to change the way medicine is practiced or health care is delivered. Putting emphasis on health care projects that target problems in our community.
3. Do only projects that will be fun.

If all three criteria are met, we will consider the project, subject to our own available time, energy, and funding.

How We Work:

The investigator or investigators is/are responsible for the development of the hypothesis and research project. The project should be presented to the deanship in the appropriate format depending on the funding source that the project will be submitted to. Most projects proposals are requested to be in NIH format. The Deanship is there to provide support and infrastructure to the best that our resources allow us to.

-All Clinical trials projects should be address to Dr. Ana Quintero, Clinical Research Director.

-All Clinical or Basic sciences research projects should be address to the appropriate funding source. Internal revision will be available upon request by the PI to provide of the proposal for comments and suggestions. This must be solicited at the deanship of research with at least two month time previous to the submission dateline.

-The deanship will be available to provide support, infrastructure and guidance. SJBSM research deanship has established collaboration agreements with Ponce School of Medicine and University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine Research Deanships. These agreements will allow us to identify possible collaborator and mentors to our faculty members.

-If a faculty member would like to explore the possibilities of collaborations with the above mentioned institutions, the deanship will facilitate it establishing the appropriate contacts.

-Secretarial support is also available at the deanship and needs to be coordinated with the deanship secretary in advanced (Ext. 242)

-San Juan Bautista School of medicine knowing the needs to promote research among our faculty members allocates funds for pilot projects. These funds are awarded for a maximum of three years after which the PI is expected to become successful in obtaining funds from other funding sources. The funds assigned for this purposes may vary on a yearly basis but all faculty members are encourage applying with their respective projects.

-If applying for a SJBSM Pilot Project funding, the complete grant submission process (abstract, proposal, budget, and budget justification, and collaboration letters) and any other form pertinent to the research in question should be at the Deanship for Research before or on September 1st, February 1st and June 1st each year.

-All projects must be submitted in the NIH PHS 398 format.

-The projects will be reviewed by a selected panel of evaluators who will score the proposal. Funding will be assigned based on availability of funds and scoring priority.

-Starting funding cycles are January 1 and September 1 each year.

-A faculty member can only apply for one SJBSM pilot project grant at a time.

- As stated above the format that an investigator will use to write his/her grant proposal depends on the institution (funding source) that it will be submitted to. In the majority of cases the format NIH (PHS 398) is the one that will be required however you should contact the institution that you will be submitting your grant prior to the writing process.

-A hard copy of the format of the PHS 398 is enclosed in this pamphlet and is also available on line at the NIH web site www.nih.gov.