I was reading the frequently asked questions regarding multiple PIs this
week and came across the following statement:

I.	Departmental Ranking Tables

If departmental ranking tables are eliminated, what other tools will
the NIH make available to allow institutions to determine their relative
ranking?

With multiple PIs from different departments, it will be difficult to
continue to rank medical school departments by the amount of NIH funding
they receive.  Through the published Request for Information , NIH posed
specific questions to determine whether the Departmental Ranking Tables
are useful to the scientific community.  The most common comment was
that the Tables are not easy to use for interdepartmental comparisons.
It was suggested that it would be better for the NIH to replace the
existing table format with enhanced data systems to allow for more
powerful and meaningful comparisons across departments.  The NIH is
still considering options, and additional comments are welcome from the
scientific community

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Cindy Weinbrecht
CRD, Research Programs/Services
College of Medicine
Research Administration and Compliance
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>>> xxxxxx@IUPUI.EDU 05/11/06 02:48PM >>>
I've heard the same rumor and am concerned as we have corrections to
make to the department assignments for our FFY 2005 award data (still
lacking contracts at this point).  The NIH rankings represent one of a
series of benchmarks we use to measure department activity.

Does anyone know if this suggestion is a consequence of the effort to
recognize multiple PI's?

Robert Aull
Fiscal Compliance Manager
(Sponsored Programs)
Indiana University School of Medicine
317-274-2325
317-278-5823 FAX

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Behalf Of Jennifer Shambrook
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To: xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG
Subject: [RESADM-L] Rumor about NIH Rankings

I just heard a rumor that NIH was going to stop ranking medical
schools
by department. I surely hope that it isn't true.  Has anyone else
heard
anything about this?

Also, if they are thinking about it, let's get out the torches and
pitchforks and see what we can do to influence them to continue to
give
us this valuable tracking data.
-Jennifer

Jennifer Morgan Shambrook, MHA

Associate Chair for Research Administration
Co-Director Division of Public Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science
Medical University of South Carolina
67 President Street, Suite 504
Charleston, South Carolina  29425

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