debra olson, executive director presentation to the council of research associate deans (crad) may...

Debra Olson, Executive DirectorPresentation to the Council of Research Associate Deans (CRAD)

May 21, 2015

VisionOne Health One Science One World

MissionFocus and strengthen the impact of U of M’s

global land grant mission with regard to health issues at the interface of humans, animals and ecosystems.

We accomplish this by facilitating trans-disciplinary partnerships and collaborations across

the U of M and worldwide.

What is Global Health?

Area of study, research, and practice Improving health and achieving health equityEmphasis on transnational health issuesNumerous disciplines within & beyond the health sciences Interdisciplinary collaborationCombines population-based prevention with individual-level clinical care

from Kaplan JP etal. Lancet 2009, 373:1

CGHSR

Network Education Research Capacity

Network

CGHSR

Education Research Capacity

Network GoalAdvance networks of affiliated sites focused on global health to support interdisciplinary education, training, and research collaborations for the U of M and partners.

Network

CGHSR

Education Research Capacity

Hubs of Innovation• Hubs built on existing relationships, to offer

infrastructure for partnered global health research and education.

• Assess and evaluate strategic alliances through a quality improvement program.

• Incentivize education and research at identified Hubs

Affiliation AgreementsRegion Total Number Details

South Asia 25 23 India, 2 Bangladesh

Europe 31 including 3 Sweden + 1 Norway + 1 Denmark, + multiple other countries from Turkey to Iceland

Americas 24 including multiple Central & S. American & Caribbean countries, but excluding US and Canada

Central & East Africa

18 including Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Ghana, and Zambia

SE Asia 10 including Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Philippines

China 7 excluding Taiwan

Worldwide 137 non-US agreements in the database including current, expired, and pending

Hubs of InnovationScandinavia

South AsiaSE Asia

Central & East Africa

The Americas

CGHSR

Network Education Research Capacity

Education GoalChampion interdisciplinary opportunities to exchange knowledge and expand abilities of teachers and learners for the advancement of global health.

CGHSR

Network Education Research Capacity

• Support opportunities to help learners prepare for and conduct global health experiences

• Create student opportunities at home and abroad• Global Health Institute• Global Team Experiences

• Annual Global Health Case Competition

2014 Team UMN, from left to right: Justin Schlitz, Tino Nguyen, Bao Mei, Mentor Dr. Cliff Steer, Katelyn Pastick, Andrielle Cowl, and Rebecca Schultz

Global Health Case Competition

• 2014 team takes 4th place at Emory• 2015 team wins Emory Virtual Competition• Third annual is on Jan 30, 2016

11 month fellowship for PhD candidates and post-docs Stipend, travel, & research fundsOpportunity to gain mentored research experienceKenya, Uganda, Thailand

Fogarty Global Health Fellowships

CGHSR

Network Education Research Capacity

Research GoalCatalyze effective global health research at the U of M, as well as in CGHSR networks and hubs.

CGHSR

Network Education Research Capacity

• Convene transdisciplinary groups to pursue grant opportunities.

• Connect researchers to each other and to resources. • Pursue seed funding for global health research.• Administer the Frontiers Research Partnership & Fogarty

Global Health Fellowship

AHC Sponsored Research Expenditures FY 2013 in thousands

School or Unit Expenditure % of University Total

Medical School $188,383 26.0%

School of Public Health $86,495 12.0%

AHC Centers $62,806 9.0%

College of Veterinary Medicine $14,868 2.0%

College of Pharmacy $13,870 2.0%

School of Dentistry $8,513 1.0%

School of Nursing $3,863 0.5%

AHC Total $378,798 52.5%

University Total $721,590

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Trends in Health Research

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• Interdisciplinary• Team-based• Multi-institutional• Global• Informatics and big data• Genomics and personalized medicine• Greater emphasis on reducing time from

research to adoption

What are Minnesota’s Strengths in this Changing Research World?

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• One of the most comprehensive AHC’s in the nation

• History of strong interdisciplinary research• Programs and centers of national strength• Investments in research facilities: Bio Discovery

District• Investments in research infrastructure:

o Global Healtho Clinical and Translational Sciences Instituteo Genomicso Informaticso Center for Magnetic Resonance Research

2013 FacultyInternational Travel Registration

Source: UMN GPS Alliance

CVM Dent Med Nursing Pharm PubH

127

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183

22 24

82

Conference28%

Meetings26%

Lecture/Presenta-

tion22%

Sabbatical1%

Other3%

Research12%

Site Visit5%

Travel w/ students2%

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AHC Proposal Routing Forms - International CollaborationJuly-September, 2014

AHC Proposal Routing Forms - International CollaborationJuly-September, 2014

College of Vet Medicine

Medical School

School of Public Health

College of Pharmacy

School of Dentistry

School of Nursing

Other AHC

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39

3

0

1

3

4

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The Range of Health Research

• Basic • Translational • Clinical• Population• Patient outcomes and health care delivery• Policy

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Trends in Health Research

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• Interdisciplinary• Team-based• Multi-institutional• Global• Informatics and big data• Genomics and personalized medicine• Greater emphasis on reducing time from research

to adoption

AHC-Wide Health Research Priorities

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Programmatic Areas Research Infrastructure

• Cancer • Biomedical/Health Informatics

• Neurological disease • Patient outcomes research and projects

• Cardiovascular • Global health outcomes

• Diabetes/Obesity • Clinical genomics and proteomics / precision medicine

• Infectious disease

• Pediatrics

CGHSR

Network Education Research Capacity

Capacity GoalStrengthen the infrastructure supporting global health research and education at the U of M AHC.

CGHSR

NetworkDevelopment Education Research Capacity

Improve Capacity of AHC Schools• Explore new models for supporting and delivering

global health education and research. • Convene Partners: Leadership Council, Global Health

Student Advisory Board, etc.• Showcase global health at the U of M

globalhealthcenter.umn.edu/global-partnerships/map

globalhealthcenter.umn.edu

Thank you!Debra Olson, Executive Director, olson002@umn.edu