The primary objective of the Research Management Committee, Faculty of Medicine is to increase opportunities for capacity building in design, conduct, analysis and dissemination of research in order to create high quality, high impact medical research. In the purview of promoting research in the Faculty of Medicine, the committee uses both internal and external resources to support research among the members of the academic staff, research students and postgraduate trainees of the Faculty of Medicine. The activities include bimonthly research fora, and workshops, symposia and guest lectures for both trainees and trainers. In addition, the research management committee evaluates and advises the University on the quality of research grants and research allowance applications submitted to the Faculty of Medicine. Other activities of the committee include designing and monitoring of the five-year research road map for the Faculty of Medicine, centralisation of high-end technical equipment within the faculty for research purposes, and dissemination and promotion of the research output and achievements by the academic staff within and beyond the Faculty of Medicine.