A. Research Committee

Research Committee

Mandate:

The Research Committee of Xavier University School of Medicine has the mandate to promote research in the institution especially research which can improve teaching-learning activities in the institution and which can benefit the local Aruban community. The committee actively seeks the cooperation of other organizations in the island and abroad to develop research skills and aptitude. 

Terms of reference:

The chair of the Committee is appointed by the Chief Academic Officer and the Deans. The Chair, in consultation with the deans appoints the other members to the committee. The committee also invites interested students to join.

The committee works closely with the institutional review board to promote ethical research in the institution. The committee meets once every semester to monitor the research activities. The committee requests the school administration to support research through providing modest requirements, such as the software and other support. Authors may also be supported by the publication charges. The committee has student members to encourage research among students. The committee works closely with student run Society for Research to encourage research events. One of the members is in charge of sessions on Critical Appraisal of Scientific Literature which is important in inculcating a critical attitude of scientific enquiry among students.

The committee in association with the Society for Research organized a XUSOM Research Day. After an introductory session about a research topic faculty and students present their posters in the school auditorium. The posters are judged by invited judges from outside the institution and prizes are awarded to the best poster in the faculty and the student section. The committee work closely with the editorial team of Xavier times, the school newsletter and the Associated Dean of Student Affairs to disseminate information about research events and research projects conducted in the institution and published in various journals.