For several years, leaders of academic medical centers at the levels of dean, department chair, and division director have focused on the need to restructure their institutions in light of changes in the health care delivery system. Still, research, along with patient care, remains an important part of a quality medical education. The lack of growth in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) spending for extramural research in the earlyand mid-1990s has discouraged many faculty from submitting applications and pursuing research careers. Yet, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (1994), total funding for biomedical research has continued to climb, with funding from industry surpassing total federal government support in 1994. Significant new growth in funding for the NIH and other federal government research programs is expected as the decade closes.