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The Changing Organization of Biomedical Research: An AAMC Project on Centers and Institutes

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Mallon WT, Bunton SA. Characteristics of Research Centers and Institutes at U.S. Medical Schools and Universities. Washington, DC: Association of American Medical Colleges, 2005.

Executive Summary (PDF, 4 pages)
Full Report

Mallon WT and Bunton SA. Research centers and institutes in U.S. medical schools: A descriptive analysis. Academic Medicine. 2005;80(11):1005-1011.

Mallon WT, Bunton SA. The functions of centers and institutes in academic biomedical research. Analysis in Brief. 2005;5(1). Washington DC: Association of American Medical Colleges.

Mallon WT. The benefits and challenges of research centers and institutes in academic medicine: Findings from six universities and their medical schools. Academic Medicine. 2006;81(6):502-512.

Mallon WT. The financial management of research centers and institutes at U.S. medical schools: Findings from six institutions. Academic Medicine. 2006;81(6):513-519.

Mallon WT. The financial management of research centers and institutes at U.S. medical schools. Analysis in Brief. 2006;6(3). Washington DC: Association of American Medical Colleges.

Bunton SA and Mallon WT. The impact of centers and institutes on faculty life: Findings from a study of basic science and internal medicine faculty at research-intensive medical schools. Academic Medicine. 2006;81(8):734-743.

Bunton SA and Mallon WT. The impact of research centers on faculty work life. Analysis in Brief. 2006;6(6). Washington DC: Association of American Medical Colleges.

Book Chapters

Mallon WT. Disjointed governance in university centers and institutes. In: Tierney WG, Lechuga VM, eds. Restructuring Shared Governance in Higher Education: New Directions for Higher Education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass; 61-74; 2004.

Mallon WT. Centers, institutes, and academic decision making: Suburban sprawl and strategies for smart growth. In: Eckel P, ed. The Shifting Frontiers of Academic Decision Making: Responding to New Priorities, Following New Pathways. New York: ACE/Praeger; 2006.

Invited Staff Presentations

What is a center? Presentation at the Fall Symposium of the Association of Professors of Medicine, September 2003.
Research centers, suburban sprawl and strategies for 'smart growth.' Presentation at the Association of Medical School Neuroscience Department Chairs annual meeting, March 2005.
Research centers, institutes and strategies for smart growth. Presentation at Annual Meeting of the AAMC Group on Business Affairs, September 2005.
The changing organization of biomedical research. Plenary address at the National Meeting of Medical School Department Chairs, October 2005.
Departments, centers, and the future of the basic sciences. Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Association of Medical School Pharmacology Chairs, January 2006.

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