Office of Research Support
The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine (GSM), Office of Research Support (ORS) serves as an important resource for GSM Faculty, Fellows, Residents, and staff participating in research activities. We provide support and guidance to facilitate the continued advancement of GSM research programs. For clinical studies, we ensure that the research being conducted yields high-quality data and adheres to local and federal regulations associated with the use of human research subjects and/or the use of their data.
Services and/or training available for GSM Faculty, Residents, Fellows, and staff engaging in Translational and Clinical Investigator-Initiated Research include the following:
Clinical Research
- Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for Conducting Clinical Research
- CITI Training
- Investigator-Initiated Research Training (Study Conduct and Investigator Responsibilities)
- Drafting an Investigator-Initiated Protocol
- Feasibility Assessments for Investigator-Initiated Research
- Informed Consent Development
- Development of Essential Study Documents
- Study logs
- Regulatory Files
- Training Records
- IRB submissions and training
- Initial Application
- Continuing review
- Submission of Adverse Events or Deviations
- Change of Personnel
- Building a REDCap database (In coordination with the Office of Biostatistics) Â
- Research and Data Coordinator Resources (data collection phase)
- Quality Assurance and Monitoring of Study Data
- Securing Research Supplies & Materials
- Visitors Engaged in Research
- Required paperwork
- Badges
- EMR access
Translational Science
- Biosafety and Environmental Health Policy/Training
- Research Facility Management
- Equipment
- Securement of Equipment
- Assigning Asset numbers (In coordination with the Business Office)
- Â Equipment Surplus Process (In coordination with the Business Office)
- Certification/Calibrations of Equipment (Chemical Fume Hoods, Biosafety Cabinets, Pipettes, etc.,)
- Chemical and Hazardous Waste
- Inventories
- Acquisitions of Chemicals and Gases
- Hazardous Waste Storage and Removal
- Laboratory Space
- Laboratory Safety
- Laboratory Inspections (In coordination with UTK)
- Maintenance of Research Facilities
- Visitors Engaged in Research
- Required paperwork
- Badges
- EMR access
- Securing Research Supplies & Materials
Grants and Contracts
- Internal & External Grant Policies
- Identifying Funding Opportunities
- Internal Routing Process (Cayuse)
- Research Agreement Routing
- Material Transfer Agreement Routing
- Non-Disclosure Agreement Routing
- Grant Submissions (Federal, Foundation, Industry, and Internal)
- Pre-award (Submission preparation, budget, and budget justifications, point of contact for collaborating institutions)
- Post-award
- Account set-up
- Management of Research Accounts
