The Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine recognizes the importance of research by our faculty members, residents and students. One of our core values, as part of the academic mission of the department, is to establish an atmosphere of respect and excitement for research. Our commitment to multidisciplinary team-based women’s healthcare is a key component of our efforts to create and expand knowledge and improve the quality of our patients’ lives through excellent basic, translational, and clinical research.
The Department’s mission to foster clinical investigation and translational research amongst the faculty is supported by an established and rapidly growing Division of Research. The Division is headed by Vice-Chair for Research and Faculty Development, Michael Pearl, MD, FACOG, FACS. In addition, the Division has full-time staff members and ancillary part-time support.
Our commitment to multidisciplinary team-based women’s healthcare is a key component of our efforts to create and expand knowledge and improve the quality of our patients’ lives through excellent basic, translational, and clinical research.
The Division is dedicated to:
- Aiding our investigators in developing their research interests
- Assisting researchers in the design and development of their projects
- Providing assistance with regulatory compliance
- Helping to identify and secure funding for research projects
- Providing mechanisms to find collaborators in other departments
- Creating opportunities to meet with other investigators to discuss common interests
- Fostering inter-departmental and inter-institutional collaborative research efforts
- Hosting regular research meetings for faculty and staff where projects can be discussed
