*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 The RAMS-IRB system has been archived for read-only access.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 […]
7/24 VIRBs Open Lab for the Research Community
VIRBs Open Lab sessions for the Research Community will be held in July and August! The next open lab for the research community will be held on Thursday, July 24, at 11am. Complete open labs schedule posted on the New IRB Review System: VIRBs (VCU IRB System) webpage under ‘New system training / demo and […]
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, […]
*Research Community training Monday 7/14*
As a reminder, the HRPP will hold another Research Community training for the new VCU IRB review system (VIRBs) this coming Monday, July 14 from 10:30am – 11:30am. This training session focuses on the process for Multi-Site Submissions in VIRBs. Registration is required to access the training in real time. If you missed the first two trainings […]
VIRBs Open Labs for the Research Community
VIRBs Open Lab sessions for the Research Community will be held in July and August! The next open lab for the research community will be held on Thursday, July 10, at 1pm. Complete open labs schedule posted on the New IRB Review System: VIRBs (VCU IRB System) webpage under ‘New system training / demo and […]
Important Reliance Submission Deadlines in RAMS IRB
Please note the following important reliance submission deadlines in RAMS IRB as we approach conversion to our new VCU IRB system (VIRBs) on August 7th. ______________________________________ For reliance studies, this means the following must be completed by the deadline: –> If your reliance study is not approved in RAMS by July 31, it will not transition to […]
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 […]
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 […]