Surgery Research - Administration
The research administration office is responsible for research development and funding,
fiscal monitoring, and
compliance with institutional, funding source and federal guidelines related to research throughout the Surgery
Department. Staff members are available to assist in all phases of grant application production, processing,
implementation and reporting. The office is located in 227L.
- Developing a departmental infrastructure
- Developing new research initiatives
- Providing new financial oversight for funded projects
- Coordinating research-related resources
- Conducting research faculty and staff development initiatives
- Ensuring research compliance
- Coordinating research initiatives for residents and students
Surgery Research Administration Personnel
Michelle Price, MEd, PhD (Assistant
Professor) became
the department's first research administrator in April 2005. She has been with the UTHSC
since 1995, most recently as the director of the South Texas Injury Prevention and Research Center. She has
15 years of experience in research administration, and has been principal investigator on numerous grants
totaling more than one million dollars. Michelle holds a Masters degree in counseling psychology as
well as a PhD
in Behavioral Sciences from the University of Texas - School of Public Health. | Biosketch
Email: pricema@uthscsa.edu | Phone: 567-1613 | Fax: 567-4994
LuAnn Kirk, Administrative Assistant, has worked in the Department of Surgery for almost 20 years, primarily
with Dr. Mary Pat Moyer. She has extensive experience in preparing grants and contracts, IRB and IACUC
protocols, manuscripts, and in administrative management of laboratories. A native Texan, she works part-time
for the department and is located in 227L.
Email: kirk@uthscsa.edu | Phone: 567-5882 | Fax: 567-4994
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Surgery Research - Resources:
LOE Resources: Oxford Centre for Evidence-based Medicine Levels of Evidence (May 2001):
http://www.cebm.net/levels_of_evidence.asp
Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine, Rosemary Rue Building, Old Road Campus
Headington, Oxford
Tel +44 (0)1865 226991Fax +44 (0)1865 226845
Email olive.goddard@dphpc.ox.ac.uk
InfoPOEMS: http://www.infopoems.com/levels.html
POEM stands for Patient-Oriented Evidence that Matters. POEMs have to meet three criteria:
- They address a question that we face as clinicians.
- They measure outcomes that we and our patients care about: symptoms, morbidity, quality of life, and mortality.
- They have the potential to change the way we practice
Center for Evidence Based Medicine (Canadian): http://www.cebm.utoronto.ca/
Palm version: http://www.cebm.utoronto.ca/palm/nnt/download.htm
