| The University
of Minnesota is fundamentally committed to maintaining the highest
ethical standards and complying fully with all applicable laws,
regulations and policies. The University is now operating in an
era of increased governmental oversight, greater public scrutiny,
and higher expectations for accountability. At the same time, it
faces an increasing volume of regulatory and legal obligations.
Effectively identifying sponsored projects compliance obligations,
implementing procedures to mitigate risk, creating effective education
programs, and monitoring compliance risks requires coordination
from many separate areas of the University.
Council
of Research Associate Deans:
The Council serves as an interactive advisory
board to the Vice President for Research (VPR).
Members assist the VPR to formulate university wide policies and
systems that strengthen the infrastructure, promote faculty productivity,
and advance strategic goals.
Each college, school, and coordinate
campus may be represented by an Associate Dean for Research (ADR)
or another academic representative having broad responsibility
for the research for that particular unit.
Office
of Institutional Compliance, Research Committee:
The Research Compliance
Committee serves as a vehicle to facilitate coordination among
areas of the University with compliance responsibility for research.
It aids the University in integrating compliance and the management
of compliance responsibilities insofar as they relate to the conduct
of research. It will also provide a framework to bring an institutional
focus to compliance issues, to cross-fertilize ideas, and to cooperatively
develop compliance best practices across the research enterprise.
Office
of Oversight, Analysis & Reporting:
The Office of Oversight,
Analysis & Reporting (OAR) is an institutional level oversight
mechanism providing reports and assisting units with establishing
recurring risk measurement and exception reporting practices representing
a fundamental principle of the University of Minnesota Sponsored
Projects Oversight Model:
"Oversight is always separate from
the operating unit that makes the decisions"
Office
of Regulatory Affairs:
The Office of Regulatory
Affairs (ORA) provides internal oversight on compliance issues
related to Conflict of Interest and to the performance of research
trials and at the University of Minnesota. The overall purpose
of the ORA is to ensure the safety, rights and well-being of research
subjects and to help ensure the quality and integrity of the research.
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