Medicine Program Research Strategic Plan
Program Research Vision and Core Values
The Medicine Program research vision and core values were aligned with the University strategic plan 2016-2021 and were prepared in consideration of Saudi Vision 2030. Furthermore, we considered the national and international accreditation requirements. Other specific factors that shape our research vision and values are the stakeholders’ views including students and faculty. Their views were obtained through comprehensive SWOT analysis.
Vision
Pioneering research and discoveries made in the Medicine Program should benefit the community and organisations in many areas of life and work by helping industries, societies and communities continue competing, improving and evolving.
Core Values
• High Research Quality and Adherence to High Ethics Standards We expect our faculty, staff and students to be committed to the highest standards of quality and ethics in research.
• Scientific Creativity and Innovation We encourage the development of new ideas in research as innovation is crucial to the continuing success of our Medicine Program.
• Relevance and Accountability We encourage our faculty, staff and students to be responsive to the needs of our community by addressing priority health problems.
• Leadership and Teamwork We aim to enhance leadership skills and individual responsibility by conducting research in an interdisciplinary teamwork atmosphere.
Strategic Goals & Initiatives
A. Improve the existing governance structure in the Medicine Program and align it with the University research governance model.
B. Strengthen the organizational research structures within the Medicine Program with policy and procedures emphasizing research ethics that improve the quality of faculty and student research.
C. Develop and implement the program research strategic plan in collaboration with the Research Centre in the University; to guide the leadership, coordination, and enhancement of faculty/student research activities within the program.
D. Increase funding from internal grants and other extramural sources.
E. Create a database to monitor the volume of student and faculty research and improve the research reporting system.
F. Create a research mentoring program for junior faculty to enhance junior faculty contribution to research production.
G. Increase the publication rate of students and faculty projects in high impact journals.
H. Continue the support and improvement of the faculty research enhancement program and workshops.
I. Improve the Undergraduate Medicine Research Program (MRP), a required component of the curriculum in the program.
KAIMRC Strategic Plan
Vision
To be a leading international institution in biomedical and clinical research.
Mission
To generate cutting-?edge scientific research that helps improve the health of the population.
KAIMRC Research and Development Priorities
Based on the knowledge of national priorities, NGHA areas of interest and the current capabilities and capacities within the academic medical center, it is recommended to focus only on a few selected disease areas as an initial step towards bringing more focus to KAIMRC Research and Development strategy, which will include:
•Cancer: Breast Cancer; Colorectal Cancer; Leukemia; Lymphoma; Thyroid Cancer.
•Diabetes: Metabolic Surgery; ? Cell Regeneration.
•Cardiovascular Diseases: Ischemic Heart Diseases; Congestive Heart Failure.
•Infectious Diseases: Hepatitis B
and C; MERS-?CoV, Vaccines.
•Neurological Diseases: Multiple Sclerosis, Stroke.
Monetary Incentives for Publication
Monetary Incentives for Publication
As per policy, please be advised that KAIMRC will provide monetary incentives for publication
if you meet the following criteria:
1. Impact factor of the journal where the study is published is 2 or higher based recognized
indexing system (ISI and Scopus). You may check this with KAIMRC Publication office
(KAIMRC-PUBOFFICE@MNGHA.MED.SA ext. 94627/94351).
2. The published article should properly indicate the affiliation of the author to KAIMRC as
per the attached distribution.
3. The published article is for a KAIMRC approved original research proposal. You may
check this with KAIMRC Research Outcome Evaluation Unit (kaimrc-roe@mngha.med.sa
ext. 94323)
-If you meet the above requirements, kindly submit a memo addressed to Dr. Barrak Al Somaie
(KAIMRC Operations Director) to request for the monetary incentives for publication.
The memo should indicate the names and badge numbers of KAIMRC affiliated authors as shown in
the published article. Please attached the following when submitting the memo:
a. Any document showing the journal’s impact factor
b. Copy of the published article
The amount to be paid will be based on the following table:
JIF - Total Incentives for the team
2 - 4 2,000
>4 - 8 5,000
>8 - 12 10,000
>12 - 15,000
Kindly note that the above amount will be distributed as follows:
– 25% to the first author (regardless whether the first author is the Principal Investigator
or not)
– 25% to the correspondent author (total of 50% if the correspondent author is also the
first author)
– 50% distributed to KAIMRC affiliated co-authors provided that incentive to each coauthor will not exceed 25%
