THE OFFICE OF RESEARCH

QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

 •  Why QIP?
 •  Where we are now
 •  Our Vision
 •  How we got here
 •  Implications of Growing C&G Volume
 •  Increasing C&G Complexity
 •  Subcontract Activity
 •  Implications of Increasing C&G Complexity
 •  Economics
 •  Efforts already undertaken

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Why QIP?

 •  Enhance our economic position
 •  Improve quality of life for faculty & staff
 •  Achieve excellence in research administration

Where we are now

Now
Mountains of paperwork received in various the Office of Research Units.	Piles of paperwork a Principal Investigator is asked to coordinate, prepare, and submit.
Future
Efficient Office of Research internal operations - focusing on optimal customer service, rapid turnaround times, and timely operations.	Researchers can focus their time on conducting research and making discoveries and inventions.

Our Vision:

Provide timely, efficient and investigator-focused services through the use of fully integrated administrative systems and state-of-the-art technological tools.

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How we got here

Contract and Grant Activity as well as Total Award Dollars has increased tremendously.

Contract and Grant Activity	Total Award Dollars

Implications of Growing C&G Volume: Increases in:

 •  Human subject protocols & reviews (see CHR Review graph below)
 •  Conflict of interest disclosures
 •  Animal care and use
 •  EH&S services
 •  Space

	Implications of Growing C&G Volume

Increasing C&G Complexity

 •  More collaborative research (Center grants)
 •  New regulations (HIPAA)
 •  Shifting responsibilities (NIH -> UCSF)
 •  Technological requirements (eRA)

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Subcontract Activity and the Implications of Increasing C&G Complexity

Subcontract Activity	Subcontract Activity
Implications of Increasing C&G Complexity

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Economics

The Office of Research is a huge enterprise within the University of California, San Francisco. Including the Medical Center, UCSF generates 2.3 Billion dollars per year. Excluding the Medical Center, UCSF generates 1.2 Billion dollars per year. The Office of Research generates income for the University, not only through Contracts and Grants, but also via recharges for services provided by the various Office of Research units, including (but not limited to):

• the Office of Environmental Health and Safety
• the Laboratory Animal Resource Center
• the Cell Culture Facility

Efforts already undertaken

 •  RAP pilot projects and training
 •  Staff investments
 •  Research Online (RIO)
 •  UCSF Link Proposal Express