Research Involving Human Subject / Tissue / Information
- Institutional Review Boards of the University of Michigan Medical School (IRBMED)
Provide oversight of human subjects research conducted by medical school faculty, students, and staff at any University of Michigan Health System (UMHS) facility or site.
- Investigational Drug Service (IDS)
Health care professionals must comply with federal and state regulations and University of Michigan policies and procedures when conducting research with investigational drugs.
- Biomedical Technology Services
If your research involves biomedical devices.
- Tissue Procurement Service (TPS)
Procurement of any tissue that is linked to the patient from whom it was procured requires IRB approval. You will first need a letter of approval from the TPS before IRB approval is granted.
- Privacy Board / Privacy Office
If your research involves protected health information.
Research Involving Animal Subject
- University Committee on Use and Care of Animals (UCUCA)
The Office reviews animal use applications and protocol modifications, conducts inspections, and provides training for people working with animals.
Other Research Regulations and Policies
- Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) (for recombinant DNA and select agents research)
All work with recombinant DNA must be registered with the IBC prior to its initiation, even if it is deemed "exempt" by the NIH Guidelines. Work with “select agents” must be approved by the IBC.
- Occupational Safety & Environmental Health (OSEH)
Your resource for management of research risks involving chemical and biological hazards and training.
- OSEH Radiation Safety Service (RSS)
RSS/OSEH must approve each purchase or transfer of radioactive materials, including transfers from other institutions or other UM researchers. Only Authorized Users can take possession of radioactive materials and only for use in accordance with prior approval.
- Health Insurance and Portability Accounting Act (HIPAA)
The Health System is required to train all of our entire workforce, including faculty, staff, students, volunteers, contract employees and others on the new privacy regulations, and we must document that training.
- Program for Education and Evaluation in Responsible Research and Scholarship (PEERRS)
PEERRS is a web-based instruction and certification program for members of the University community engaged in or associated with research. All PIs or Co-Is on sponsored projects (including competing renewals) at the UM must be certified in the PEERRS system before spending on newly established sponsored research projects will be authorized.
- UMHS Compliance
Introduction to policies and procedures and links to the information to ensure investigators are performing daily duties within the many rules, regulations and policies that regulate the health care industry.
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