The Grandview Residency Advisory Committee (GVRAC) was created to voice resident concerns and ideas to the Graduate Medical Education Committee and the Medical Education Department. Click here to see the GVRAC Consititution and Bylaws.

The 2008-2009 GVRAC Representatives are:
Sheri Hull, DO
Tejal Bhatt, DO
Thad Dean, DO
Kev Gamadia, DO
Amanda Laubenthal, DO
Shannon McAfee, DO

Submitted by Thad Dean, DO, Orthopedic Surgery

1. Pre-Research
• Know what has been done before and do something different
• Set your timeline
• Prepare your CV
• Obtain background literature
2. CITI Training/IRBNet Registration
• www.citiprogram.org
• www.irbnet.org
3. Design study/Evaluate feasibility
• Develop a data collection tool
• Discuss with mentor or co-investigator
4. Contact
• GV Medical Education Research Mentor-Francis Blaise, DO
• Available 4 hours/month at GV
• Available 6 hours/month via Skype
• IRB Office - Patti Brodbeck 395-8309
• CORE-Register the Project ( www.ohiocore.org )
• May have resources for statistical analysis, poster templates, etc.
• Online Short Form
5. Fill out Investigator Checklist and Applicable forms
• Located on IRBNet
• Share with Co-Investigators and office of Research
6. Submit for IRB approval
• May take 4-6 weeks
7. Apply for grants/register trials if applicable
8. Data Collection
9. Analyze data for statistical significance
10. Organize into poster/paper by requirements of place of submission
11. Review with co-investigator
12. Submit/Present/Place on CV