*VIRBs Access and Guidance*
VIRBs Access and Guidance***Includes correction to previous notice about the DMS ancillary process. We are pleased to announce VIRBs went live yesterday, 8/7, and the production site is now available to the research community. The RAMS Systems web page contains all secure systems housed under the OVPRI. The RAMS-IRB system has been archived for read-only access. Moving […]
VIRBs Transition and RAMS-IRB Study Follow-up
*VIRBs Transition and RAMS-IRB Study Follow-up* VIRBs Transition Results Thank you for your patience and support as we transition to the new VIRBs system. VIRBs is scheduled to go live at 12pm today, 8/7. We were able to finalize most of our studies. This graph shows the mountain of applications processed by staff over the past six […]
IRB Study Team Listing in VIRBs
VCU Research Community, We remain appreciative of the feedback received during our new VCU IRB system (VIRBs) training demonstrations with both the Champions Group and the broader research community. The HRPP is not currently planning to modify requirements around study team listing inVIRBs. The previous approach in RAMS IRB, consistent with prior HRPP guidance, tolist […]
RAMS IRB Application Deadline and VIRBs Transition
VIRBs goes live on 8/7/25 To our research community: The VCU HRPP communication plan has been a huge success! Thanks so much for responding to our newsletters and attending the VIRBs training and implementation meetings. As noted, RAMS IRB will stop accepting all applications (new expedited, exempt and full board studies, amendments, continuing reviews, closures, […]
Recognizing our VIRBs Champions Group and Research Community Training Demo Attendees!
HRPP leadership and staff want to recognize the invested group of Champions who have agreed to be early trainees of our new VCU IRB system (VIRBs: go-live is 8/7/25). These Champions have met 4 times from May through June for VIRBs training demonstrations. They have raised important considerations on our new system and provided timely […]
New VCU HRPP Assistant Director Announced
We are so pleased to announce that Brigid Roy, CIP, has accepted the position of HRPP Assistant Director starting on July 8, 2025. Brigid is a known talent as she has been contracting with VCU HRPP for 2 years coming from Advarra. We feel so lucky to have her become part of the VCU family […]
*Corrected notice* VIRBs transition for IRB Reliance applications (external IRBs)
*Correction* VIRBs, the new VCU IRB system, goes live on 8/7/25. The deadline to submit a new reliance application in RAMS IRB is July 11, 2025. *Clarification* Only studies that have been fully approved (updated to acknowledge external approval) in RAMS IRB by 7/31/25 will transition to the new VIRBs system. For reliance studies, this means the following must be completed by the deadline: […]
Introducing our new IRB generalists
Please join the VCU HRPP in welcoming our new IRB generalists! Torran Claiborne, Thomas Hartka, and Lillian O’Sullivan will join the VCU HRPP on Monday, June 30, 2025. IRB Generalists are trained to handle all aspects of the HRPP IRB operations. We are so happy to have them as part of our growing team! __________________________________ […]
New IRB System (VIRBs): Research Community training tomorrow 6/5
As a reminder, the first Research Community training for the new VCU IRB review system (VIRBs) will be held this Thursday, June 5 from 10am – 11:30am. Registration is required to access the training in real time. All research community training sessions will be recorded and posted on the VCU HRPP Kaltura channel. Register here for […]
New IRB System – Key Dates, Training Schedule and Protocol Transition
Greetings VCU Research Community, Please make note of important upcoming dates and deadlines as we prepare to transition to our new VCU Institutional Review Board (IRB) system this summer: Join us for new IRB system research community training demonstrations for human subjects researchers, study teams, administrators, regulatory coordinators, or anyone supporting human research at VCU. […]