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	The RCMI Program at the Ponce School of Medicine has significantly contributed to the institution’s research faculty recruitment and development efforts. Future plans include continuing this policy of aggressive recruitment but also the establishment (and periodic evaluation) of consortium/partnership agreements with other institutions; such agreements are seen to be a direct benefit to PSM researchers. Because of this new focus, administrative activities have been adjusted to accommodate these changes in program direction, and as such, recent endeavors have been directed towards: Developing specific program policies regarding proposed partnership/consortium agreements. Coordinating the Internal and External Advisory Committee meetings and ensuring that progress evaluation of programs/projects is regularly performed according to the program and institutional policies.
Other Ongoing Activities: Maintaining and updating the “research” web site on www.psm.edu. Updating RCMI Program management. Back to Top
The Internal Advisory Committee (IAC) and External Advisory Committee (EAC) An official set of evaluation criteria has been established for assessing the progress of RCMI support programs and projects. These committees meet regularly to evaluate the development of the entire Program as well as in order to select collaborative projects.
Internal Advisory Committee: Manuel Martínez Maldonado, MD RCMI PI / President PSM Yasuhiro Yamamura, PhD PSM RCMI PD José A. Torres-Ruiz, PhD PSM, Associate Dean of Research & Graduate Studies Julio Benabe, MD UPR RCMI Clinical Research Director Anil Kumar, PhD RCMI Associate Director PSM, Dept. of Biochemistry Gregory Quirk, PhD Associate Professor PSM, Dept. of Physiology Alberto Santiago-Cornier, MD PSM, Dept. of Biochemistry Back to Top		External Advisory Committee Gregory Reyes, MD, PhD Chair of the committee Farley Cleghorn, MD, MPH Director, Center for HIV/AIDS The Futures Group One Thomas Circle NW Suite 200 Washington DC 20005 Elijah Saunders, MD, FACC, FACP Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology Head, Section of Hypertension School of Medicine University of Maryland Scott J. Antonia, MD, PhD Associate Professor Dept. of Interdisciplinary Oncology