Medical Students
Biomedical Engineering
Sites in Education
Other Offices Supporting Research
School of Medicine/Health System offices
Clinical Trials
Office
Graduate
Programs Office
Claude
Moore Health Sciences Library
Division of Biostatistics (statistical support)
Clinical Data Repository:
web site/description
University
offices
Vice President for
Research
Office of
Sponsored Programs
University
Human Resources (includes employee visas)
Procurement and
Supplier Diversity Services
Office of Environmental Health
and Safety
Institutional Biosafety Committee: web site/
description
International Studies Office (scholar visas): web site/
description
Institutional Review Boards (IRBs): web site/
description
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee: web site/
description
Medical Center Investigational Drug Service:
intranet site/
description
Information technology
offices
Facilities
Management
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School of
Medicine offices
- Clinical Data Repository (CDR). The CDR is a collection of data from the UVA Health System that is maintained by the Department of Public Health Sciences in collaboration with the Medical Center, as a resource for use by investigators with IRB approval. Patient identifiers are encrypted or omitted to protect patient confidentiality.
- Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) reviews University research and teaching activities that involve the use of biological agents: microorganisms, recombinant DNA (per NIH Guidelines), materials derived from human and non-human primates, or biological toxins. Principal Investigators must register with the IBC to declare the hazard potential of the agents manipulated in their laboratories.
- International Studies Office (ISO). The ISO administers the International Students and Scholars Program - helping departments, students, and scholars move through the visa process, and welcoming and easing the transition of foreign visitors upon their arrival in Charlottesville. Individuals hiring or inviting a visiting foreign national to UVA should work with their local administrator and Ms. Jean Snoddy in the Dean's Finance Office, who work in turn with the ISO. Host foreign visitors who are paid by their home institutions are considered "volunteers." Complete and submit a SOM Volunteer Agreement to the SOM Office for Research prior to the volunteer's arrival.
- Institutional Review Boards
(IRBs). Two University committees oversee the protection of human
subjects:
- The IRB for Health Sciences Research (IRB-HSR) oversees research involving medically invasive procedures, and is the committee that reviews the majority of SOM human protocols. IRB-HSR offices are located at Morton Drive; a drop box is maintained on the fourth floor of Barringer, for hard-copy communications.
- The IRB for the Social and Behavioral Sciences (IRB-SBS) reviews protocols such as epidemiologic surveys. The IRB-SBS also is located at Morton Drive.
For many NIH funding mechanisms, IRB approval is not required prior to submitting an application, but must be in place prior to the onset of the award.
- Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (ACUC). The committee is responsible for the review of all animal research protocols. Committee staff: assists in proposal preparation; performs training activities; assures compliance with occupational health and safety requirements for individuals working with animals; and inspects facilities where animals are being housed. Many protocols must be pre-reviewed by Dr. Patricia Foley, who helps increase the likelihood of their approval by the entire committee. The ACUC works with the Center for Comparative Medicine (CCM), which maintains AAALAC-approved vivaria and oversees the ordering, shipment, quarantine, and care of laboratory animals for the University. For many NIH funding mechanisms, ACUC approval is not required prior to submitting an application, but must be in place prior to the onset of the award.
Medical Center Investigational Drug Service (IDS; UVA intranet).
The IDS provides a wide array of services in support of clinical trials, including study design, randomization, storage, preparation, and blinding of drugs, inventory control, etc.
Information technology offices
Computer networks for most SOM departments are maintained by one of the following offices. Your local administrator can tell you who is responsible for your computer network, and how to obtain help with desktop and connectivity problems.
- UVA Information Technology & Services is the University-level office that supports University administrative offices (e.g., HR, Procurement), develops and oversees security policies, maintains network servers, phone services, offers site-licensed software, and so on. Contact their help desk on-line or by phone at 924-3731.
- Health System Computing Services (HS/CS) supports the Medical Center (e.g., billing, laboratories, radiology services) and SOM, School of Nursing, and Health Sciences Library. The HS/CS help desk can be contacted on-line or by phone at 924-5334.
Facilities Management
Within Health System buildings, Health System
Facilities is responsible for security and access control
(including ID badges) and renovations and moves. For
non-emergency facilities problems, complete an on-line Service Request
Form; for emergency services, phone 924-2267 (staffed
24/7).
