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John Sealy Hospital, 5th floor, J5A Outpatient, J5B Inpatient, J508 Administrative Offices, route 0264, Voice: 409-772-1950, Fax: 409-772-8097 |
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• Administrative Structure • Administrative Personnel Associated with the GCRC |
GCRC Committees
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| GCRC Executive Committee: |
| This committee consists of the Program Director (PD) (Chair), Associate and Assistant Program Directors, Research Subject Advocate, Administrative Manager, Head Nurse/Nurse Manager, Bionutrition Manager and the Biostatistician. The GCRC Administrative Associate and the Administrative Coordinator of the CREO staff the committee. This administrative structure is supplemented by weekly, individual meetings between the PD and the RSA, Administrative Manager, Head Nurse/Nurse Manager, and Bionutrition Research Manager, respectively. Monthly individual meetings are held between the PD and the Biostatistician and the three Core Directors. Once a month, the three Program Directors, RSA and Administrative Manager meet with the nurses as a group and meet less frequently with the Bionutrition staff as a group. Monthly meetings are held also with the Quality Management and Safety Committee. Twice yearly meetings of the entire Core Facilities Advisory Committee are held. Ad hoc meetings between various Core Laboratory Directors and specific members of this Advisory Committee are held as needed. Although the GCRC Sleep Laboratory is not an official GCRC Core, the technical nature of the Sleep Laboratory and its location in the GCRC unit results in administrative issues that need resolution. Therefore, the PD also meets as necessary with the Director of the GCRC Sleep Lab Laboratory. |
| UTMB Intuitional Review Boards: |
| There are two Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) at UTMB. IRB #1 meets on the middle Friday, and IRB #2 meets on the last Friday of each month to consider newly submitted and continuing human research protocols. The IRB review focuses on research subject protection and provision for adequate informed consent. Membership includes laypeople as well as scientists. Dr. Wayne Patterson is the Director of the Office of Research Subject Protection and his office coordinates IRB activities. He also serves on the GCRC Advisory Committee as an ex-officio member. Dr. James Grady, GCRC Biostatistician, serves on the IRB and provides liaison between the IRB and the GCRC. In addition, Dr. Michelle Carter, the GCRC RSA, receives all minutes of the IRB and coordinates patient safety issues between the IRB and the GCRC. The standard IRB form for submission of protocols prompts an investigator to identify whether or not use of the GCRC is planned. Once marked, information regarding approval and updated consent forms or activities are forwarded from the IRB office to the GCRC office. Current activities are underway to put all IRB activities in electronic format that will facilitate the transfer of information between the GCRC and the IRB. Until that is accomplished, the GCRC Administrative Manager and the RSA staff actively and frequently contact the IRB in order to obtain current IRB material concerning GCRC investigators and protocols. |
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