GEORGETOWN MEDNETWORK - A NEW SOFTWARE TOOL FOR RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION AND OVERSIGHT

The Office of the Dean of Research and Graduate Education at Georgetow n University Medical Center has developed integrated, cross-platform d atabase software to meet the institution's administrative and regulato ry requirements. This user-friendly software, named Georgetown MedNetw ork, has proven valuable in identifying research opportunities, helpin g to recruit faculty, facilitating development and establishment of pr ogram project grants, preparing grant applications, and administering interdisciplinary graduate programs. The MedNetwork's ability to serve as a front end to larger database systems and import information from existing legacy databases demonstrates a functional model for creatin g cost-effective, easily maintained research administrative computer s ystems. Report and search functions from multiple databases can be com bined with Internet client software to create an easy method for stori ng and publishing data in both text and graphic form. The system has b een helpful in orienting new faculty and students about research and t eaching activities at GUMC.