Changes within Offices of Research in Medical Education are reported, based on surveys conducted in 1979 and 1983. Thirty-nine of 53 offices responded. Most were state-supported institutions: 32 were U.S. medical schools, and 7 were Canadian schools. Office directors provided information on goals, organizational relationships, funding, effort devoted to various educationally-related activities, and current research endeavors. Content analysis of 175 reported active research projects was undertaken. Findings indicate that despite only modest increases in budget since 1979, offices have expanded both their research efforts and their involvement in faculty development. A slight reduction in average number of staff occurred. Based on content analysis of mission statements, it was found that 51 percent of the offices had educational research as one of their stated missions, while 44 percent cited faculty development among their missions. Effort devoted to research activity increased, while there was a decline in the percentage of effort devoted by professional staff to direct teaching, instructional development, educational support services, and program evaluation. The thrust of research activity focused on applied areas such as clinical reasoning/problem solving. (SW)