HCRAC Mission Statement

HCRAC shall advise the Associate Dean for Research Planning and Coordination on the development, management and disposition of the Health Center’s central research resources, and intramural grants programs. HCRAC shall:

• Develop an annual budget for support of institutional core research facilities, graduate students, and intramural grants programs.
   
• Make recommendations on general programs, policies and procedures designed to improve the Health Center's research infrastructure.
   
• Establish policies governing, and oversee the operation of, the central research service facilities at the Health Center.
   
• Approve the recommendations of various review panels regarding the distribution of budgeted funds to support faculty research and instrumentation grants.
   
• Serve as a resource which can be called upon for advice on the distribution of unrestricted gifts received by the Health Center for general research support and other matters relating to research.

HCRAC shall be composed of faculty at the Health Center, with the Medical School Associate Dean for Research Planning and Coordination, and the Dental School Associate Dean for Research serving as ex officio, non-voting members. The School of Medicine Research Council and the Dental School Faculty Senate shall each appoint one voting member.  Additional voting members of HCRAC shall be appointed from the faculties of the Basic Science and Clinical Departments of the School of Medicine and the School of Dental Medicine, reflecting the research efforts of each School.  Appointments of all members will be made by the Executive Vice President for Health Affairs/Dean, School of Medicine, in consultation with the Associate Dean for Research Planning and Coordination and the Dean of the School of Dental Medicine. The chairman shall be appointed in a similar fashion. The term of membership shall be three years with arrangements for staggered terms. No member shall serve more than two successive terms on HCRAC.