Matthew Mcpeck 4/2 5 /12 Ppa 570 Term Paper Title

Matthew McPeck4/25/12PPA 570Term Paper Title of Negotiation: UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute vs.UCLA Health System Ronald Regan Medical CenterName:Matthew McPeckOrganizations: UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) and the UCLA Health System Ronald Regan Medical Center1. Background Type of Negotiation - inter-organizational Parties - The UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) is a department established within the UCLA School of Medicine in June 2011 in large part as a result of an $82M grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). I’m employed by the CTSI as their financial officer. The mission of the CTSI is to improve the health of LA County by providing infrastructure to facilitate translational science. Translational Science is the gap between basic science discoveries to clinical treatments. The CTSI consists of dozens of faculty, staff, and physicians, and operates a clinic in support of clinical trials. Ronald Regan Medical Center (“hospital”) is located on the campus of UCLA and is a state-of-the-art teaching hospital. This hospital opened just a few years ago.Prior Negotiations: Historical Perspective - As the CTSI was recently established, this is the