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Leadership in Psychology

Leadership in Psychology. TERENCE M. KEANE, PH.D. Associate Chief of Staff for Research VA Boston Healthcare System Professor of Psychiatry & Psychology Boston University. There are many roads to Rome…. …This is just one of them. Leadership. VA Affiliations with Medical Schools in 1960’s

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Leadership in Psychology

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  1. Leadership in Psychology TERENCE M. KEANE, PH.D. Associate Chief of Staff for Research VA Boston Healthcare System Professor of Psychiatry & Psychology Boston University

  2. There are many roads to Rome…. …This is just one of them.

  3. Leadership • VA Affiliations with Medical Schools in 1960’s • Improve recruitment of talented people • Improve research on problems of war veterans • To train medical students, residents, & allied health • Serve as clinical training sites • Enhance depth and breadth of training for Univ. • Strengthen research potential of University. • Increase faculty numbers for University.

  4. Leadership • How does a University run? • Tuition Charges • Gifts (Development plus Endowments) • Research Support

  5. Leadership • NIH Contributions to University: • Direct Costs of Grant: $100,000 • Indirect Costs of Grant: $58,000 • Total Grant to University: $158,000

  6. Leadership • Purpose of IDC: • Buildings • Administration • Library • Utilities • Personnel for Upkeep • Support for Departments

  7. Leadership • Funding for University Chairs: • University Hospital • State Hospitals • VA Medical Centers • Endowments • Contracts with State for Services • Portions of IDC (Some way or shape)

  8. Leadership • Chairs’ View of VA: • Faculty Recruitment • Training Site for Residents • Training Site for Interns • Training Site for Psychologists (Consortia) • Research Infrastructure

  9. Leadership • VA Chiefs’ Positions: • Prioritize Care of VA Patients • Protect VA Resources • Cooperate and Coordinate with University • Contribute to Research Mission of Department • Contribute to Educational Mission of Department

  10. VA Boston Healthcare System’sPsychology Research Portfolio • 29/141 Active Investigators • 110/521 Active Projects

  11. Boston University’s Psychiatry Federal Research Portfolio (2004)

  12. Leadership • VA’s Approach to IDC: • Approximately 7-8% of VA Portfolio to Administer • VERA: Proportion of Total Research Dollars • VA Grants Prioritized • National Grants to Foundation Prioritized • NIH Grants Discounted • Biotech and Pharmaceutical Grants Further Discounted • Total Dollars in VERA Approximates Total Grants

  13. Leadership • Chair’s View of VA Chief’s Position: • Recruitment of Clinicians, Teachers, Researchers • Attract Top Faculty to Department • Train Junior Faculty • Develop the Future Academics • Attract Excellent Interns, Residents, Fellows. • Represent VA Faculty at University Level • Advocate for Promotions

  14. Leadership • Chief’s Skill Sets Needed: • Management of Personnel • Management of Top Management at VA • Support of Junior Faculty • Knowledge of VA in Clinical, Research, & Training • Aware of Funding Opportunities • Match Opportunities to Personnel • Reward Success across Domains.

  15. Leadership • How does one support junior faculty? • Protected time for research and teaching. • It can be 2-3 years before junior PI is funded. • Mentoring to assist in ideas and methods. • Resources for pilot projects. • Space for use (Lab or Clinical Science). • Start up Packages from Management/Chairman. • Support for Consultants. • Support for Conferences (Such as this one!). • Bridging people who go out of funding.

  16. Leadership • Academic Support: • Knowledge of Office of Research & Development • Knowledge of NIH branches that fund Beh. Science. • Knowledge of Early Career Opportunities • Knowledge of University Research Offices • Knowledge of University Development Offices • Knowledge of VA Nonprofit Organizations.

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