1. WELCOME TO THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE

2. New Faculty Orientation: UofT Medicine & Toronto Academic Health Sciences Network. Alison Buchan PhD Vice Dean, Research and Innovation Professor, Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

4. Our Vision Emphasis on Partnerships Multi-Faculty Approach No Room for Complacency Thinking Big

5. Multi-faceted Approach We are part of an interprofessional university with links to 3 campuses and 9 fully affiliated academic hospitals: Conduit for talent Track record of success Boundless possible connections

6. 8000 faculty (36% are full-time) 26 Departments 16 Interdisciplinary Centres/Institutes 79 Post Graduate Medical Education programs 14 Graduate units 9 Departments teaching undergraduate Arts and Science students Faculty of Medicine Quick Facts

7. Over 7,000 Students 1,373 Undergraduate Medical Professions 1,011 of these are MD students Annual intake into MD Program = 259 51 MD/PhD 2,163 Graduate Students 1,962 Residents 1,112 Clinical Fellows Over 35,000 participants per year for Continuing Professional Development activities Faculty of Medicine Quick Facts

8. U of T Medicine Research Quick Facts 2013-2014 $ 809 M Research Funding 9,122 Funded Grants 2,320 Awardees >5000Collaborations in 115 countries

9. The Faculty of Medicine Research Office (FMRO) 1.Who we are 2.What we do 3.Finding Research Funding 4.Research Integrity and Ethics 5.Contract Research & Commercialization 6.Other Resources for New Faculty

10. 1. Who we are : Faculty of Medicine Research Office Staff http://medicine.utoronto.ca/research/research-and-international-relations-contacts Research Services Officer Cindy Faber 416-978-5834 or cindy.faber@utoronto.ca cindy.faber@utoronto.ca All grant related matters Research Services Assistant Andrea Leung 416-978-8316 or andreas.leung@utoronto.ca andreas.leung@utoronto.ca All grant related matters MRA assistance Coordinator Research Services Elizabeth Fragnelli 416-978-4660 or elizabeth.fragnelli@utoronto.ca elizabeth.fragnelli@utoronto.ca Any FMRO question Grant Development Manager Della Saunders 416-978-3932 or della.saunders@utoronto.ca della.saunders@utoronto.ca Grant editing services Grant & Program Development Officer Sarah Carson 416-978-4043 or sarahd.carson@utoronto.ca sarahd.carson@utoronto.ca Grant editing services & awards Manager Strategic Planning Aurora Mendelsohn 416-978-1527 or aurora.mendelsohn@utoronto.ca aurora.mendelsohn@utoronto.ca Research metrics Administrative Secretary Katiana Roman416-978-6446 or medicine.research@utoronto.ca medicine.research@utoronto.ca All queries

11. Focus on St George campus, TAHSN RI also have Research Offices to support faculty researchers Grant editing and development service. Liaise with TAHSN Research Institutes and VPRO to ensure funding opportunities are disseminated and grant applications processed in a timely manner. Quality-assurance Program metrics for Departmental and Extra-Departmental Unit reviews Information and applications for national and international research prizes and awards (with VPRO). Support innovation and commercialization activities (with VPRO). 2.What we do

12. 3. Finding Research Funding medicine.utoronto.ca/research medicine.utoronto.ca/research VDRI Webpage What’s New in Research Funding Updates on CIHR programs Details on Research Grant Application processes

14. 4a. Research Integrity and Ethics Undertaking the Research Design: Ethics approval animal & human experimentation Data: Verification, statistical analysis, Image processing Analysis: Sample size, criteria for inclusion/ exclusion

15. 4b. Research Integrity and Ethics Communicating Results Communication: Plagarism & Self-plagarism Authorship: Contribution to the research Data: understanding and approving primary data Review articles

16. Research Related Policies http://medicine.utoronto.ca/research/policie s

18. 5. Innovation & Commercialization New Initiatives in FoM: Health Innovation Hub - student centred Neuroscience Catalyst – open innovation MSc Translational Medicine Existing programs: Close collaborations with: IPO TECHNA

19. http://www.research.utoronto.ca /

21. 6. Other Resources for New Faculty Vice-Provost Faculty & Academic Life: Workshops for New and Pre-promotion Faculty Information on Graduate Student and Post- Doctoral Fellows programs: Vice-Dean Graduate and Life Sciences Education Allan Kaplan

22. http://www.provost.utoronto.ca/public/pdadc/2014_to_2015/15.htm

23. Questions?