title: The research advisory committee: an effective forum for developing a research dynamic environment.
abstract: This article describes the role of a committee in the Graduate School of Nursing at the University of Massachusetts, Worcester, that is referred to as the research advisory committee. It was developed to sustain the research mission, to facilitate faculty scholarship, and to provide a venue for presubmission grant review (hence called mock review) in a graduate school of nursing that is not considered "research intensive." We present its historical framework, the development of a mock review process, faculty accomplishments thus far, and our plans for the future. It is hoped that our experiences of building and supporting faculty research efforts in a research dynamic environment may provide guidance for others working in similar institutions.
authors.affiliation: Center for Biobehavioral Clinical Research, Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Nursing, Virginia, VA, USA.
authors.forename: Lois
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Howland
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sullivan-Bolyai
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bova
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Klar
authors.forename: Doreen
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Harper
authors.forename: Lynne
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Schilling
mesh_terms: D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate; D028744:Ethics Committees, Research; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D008404:Massachusetts; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000941:ethics*; D017712:Peer Review, Research; D016730:Program Development; D013192:Staff Development