I did not do a formal assessment but based on issues brought up during discussions or highlighted when administrators have interacted with central business functions, at my division level we decided to implement training & education imitative.
Our central business offices polled the departments and have recently have put together some training and educational programs.
I am not in a central business office. However we at our divisional level and our central business offices conduct our own training and we partner with each other so they are present during our training to comment or provide feedback as well. The central business offices used a survey tool to assess the need and interests of the departments before putting together their training events.
At this time I am only sharing the training calendar of my Division to give interested parties an idea of the topics we cover. If one is interested in the power points or other aids we used during the sessions, feel free to contact me offline and I do not mind sharing them.

Govind Narasimhan
Associate Director - Research Finance
Division of Cancer Medicine - Unit 421, FC11.2038
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd.
Houston, Texas - 77030
Ph: (713) 792-4706
Pgr:(713) 606-1364
Fax:(713) 794-1807
Email: xxxxxx@mdanderson.org

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From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org] On Behalf Of Laurie Blumberg-Romero
Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2009 7:41 AM
To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org
Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] Departmental Research Administrators

Please share with the group. Thanks!

Laurie Blumberg-Romero
Director, Research and Sponsored Programs
Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
612-813-7628 phone
612-813-7883 fax
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From: Pam Miller <xxxxxx@BERKELEY.EDU>
To: Research Administration Discussion List <xxxxxx@hrinet.org>

Sent: 5/20/2009 5:36:40 PM
Subject: [RESADM-L] Departmental Research Administrators

Has anyone out there developed a training needs assessment for departmental
research administrators that they would be willing to share?

Pamela F. Miller, Ph.D.

Director, Sponsored Projects Office

University of California at Berkeley

2150 Shattuck Ave.

Berkeley, CA 94704-5940

Phone: 510-642-2925

Email: xxxxxx@berkeley.edu

Fax: 510-642-8236

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