*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 The RAMS-IRB system has been archived for read-only access.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, […]
VIRBs Open Labs for the Research Community
VIRBs Open Lab sessions for the Research Community will be held in July and August! The first open lab for the research community will be held on Wednesday, July 2, at 10am. Complete open labs schedule posted on the New IRB Review System: VIRBs (VCU IRB System) webpage under ‘New system training / demo and […]
VIRBs (VCU IRB system) go-live update: submission deadlines and transition information
Greetings VCU Research Community, Here are a few important reminders as we prepare for conversion to our new VCU IRB system (VIRBs): 1) Our existing system, RAMS IRB, will be down starting 7/18/25 – our new electronic IRB submission system, VIRBs, will go live 8/7/25. If you have a human research study that requires continuing […]
New IRB System (VIRBs): Research Community training Monday, 6/23
The next Research Community training for the new VCU IRB review system (VIRBs) will be held this coming Monday, June 23 from 10:30am – 12pm. This training session focuses on the process for Modifications/Continuing Reviews (CRs)/Reportable New Information (RNI) Submissions in VIRBs. Registration is required to access the training in real time. If you missed the […]
Updates on the new VCU IRB System *VIRBs*
With the HRPP moving swiftly towards implementation of our new IRB review system, VIRBs, we have several announcements and reminders we would like to share with our research community! ___________________________________________________________________________________________ VIRBs Research Community training As a reminder, the second Research Community training for the new VCU IRB review system (VIRBs) will be held Tuesday, June […]
New IRB System (VIRBs): Research Community training Tuesday, 6/17
The second Research Community training for the new VCU IRB review system (VIRBs) will be held this coming Tuesday, June 17 from 1:30 – 3pm. Registration is required to access the training in real time. If you missed the first training we held for the research community on 6/5, please be sure to review the […]
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 […]