Research Benefits (travel policies, form, funds)
To become an author or coauthor on one research project presented at a national meeting or become an author or coauthor of a publication.
The ACGME has created milestones for residents.
For the "Scholarly Activity" milestone (under Practice Based Learning and Improvement), to reach:
- Level 4 = 1 presentation/publication.
- Level 5 = Completing an IRB and at least 2 projects.
R1 residents should complete 2 tasks: the CITI modules on ethics/informed consent and conflict of interest (COI).
Instructions and tutorials on how to register for CITI training are
online.
Overall Conflict of interest (COI)
All individuals engaged in human subjects research are required to complete COI training, as well file of a statement of financial interests. For COI questions and instructions please reach out to Angela Ellis, (409) 747-8795.
*Required minimum to join already-existing IRB projects; more forms are required to start your own IRB.
Note on Quality Research:
R1s are encouraged to start/join/do their own QI project, which satisfies 3+ requirements:
- AGME milestone #1: Scholarly Activity
- AGME milestone #2: Quality Improvement
Most quality projects and case reports do not need an IRB, if you would like to publish your findings, you can retroactively apply for an IRB waiver.
Please note that there are suggested guidelines for quality related research, SQUIRE
How to start a project 101
Authorship --> Study/Statistics Design --> IRB
DISCUSS AUTHORSHIP BEFORE YOU START ANY PROJECT!
Not the same as simply having participated in data collection or "helping" with the study.
Typically, the person with the biggest intellectual contribution to the project (especially the conception/writing of the manuscript) should be the first author.
Authorship CAN CHANGE, but make sure your mentor(s)/faculty members on the project agree with the change. Possible reasons for change:
Contribution to workload for poster/manuscript has changed dramatically, for whichever reason (type of study, personal/family, work duties, waning interest, etc.)
Significant personnel change (new talents needed, graduation, mentor leaving, new mentor, etc.)
Also see the 4 criteria from ICMJE, which many top journals use:
Think ahead about the data. Especially study population, what types of data will be meaningful, etc. (Don't get to the end, and realize your data is meaningless)
Location: 4.500 Rebecca Sealy Hospital
Main Line: (409) 266-9400
Email: research.education@utmb.edu
Extract data prior to June 1, 2018: Danielle Smith(dabsmith@UTMB.EDU) with Health Information Management
Extract data AFTER to June 1, 2018: Richard Grassmuck(ragrassm@UTMB.EDU)
Tara Atkins(tnatkins@utmb.edu)
(409)772-6312
Location: Moody Medical Library, 2nd floor, 242
You should determine what level you need - IRB or IRB waiver.
(Any study >1 patient requires paperwork! Either a full IRB or an IRB waiver application).
CITI training – renewal every three year
COI – renewal every four year
Disclosure – renewal every year
In general, prospective projects will need an IRB approval while retrospective projects need an IRB waiver. Even if it qualifies for exemption, the IRB must grant that exemption waiver.
Are you joining or writing/leading an IRB or IRB waiver?
Writing/leading an IRB or IRB waiver:
Once you complete that, your department's trusted requestor will give access to Velos and InfoEd.
Open InfoEd, submit your protocol under the appropriate form.
Joining an IRB or IRB waiver:
Once Velos eResearch is completed, your department's trusted requestor will give access to Velos and InfoEd.
Open InfoEd, submit your protocol under the appropriate form.
*Waiver would be the exempt category. *
For more help or questions:
PUBLICATION(abstracts, manuscript..etc)
Abstracts / Posters / Electronic Exhibits / Oral Presentations
If you present at a meeting the journal of the society sponsoring the meeting typically claims "right of first refusal" for your manuscript. e.g. if you present at ASNR, you should submit to AJNR. If AJNR rejects your manuscript, you are free to submit it to another journal. (For AUR/Academic Radiology, this policy seems only to apply to those that receive the "Ethics and Professionalism Grant".)