CREATING A RESEARCH-FRIENDLY WORKPLACE

Research productivity is one of the defining characteristics of academ ic excellence. However research may become a low priority at medical s chools and academic health centers as faculty increasingly are asked t o generate clinical revenue to support their faculty positions. This i ncreased demand for clinical revenue results in less time for teaching and research. Given these conditions, it is imperative that administr ators working at academic health centers look for creative ways to inc rease the research productivity of their faculty in those situations i n which faculty may have little time to write grants and conduct resea rch. This paper overviews the success of the Missouri Institute of Men tal Health in tripling research productivity over the past 5 years.