Research and Publishing

What do we mean when we talk about practicing evidence-based medicine?

Quick tutorial about library tools that can get you to the articles you need for your research.

Provides state and territorial health data.

A great source for state health data on a variety of topics.

Provides information based on health topic.

This tutorial contains links to government, private, and non-profit agencies and organizations that report health statistics of populations, allocation of health care resources, and the effectiveness of public health interventions.

All research involving human subjects must undergo IRB review and approval prior to initiation of the research. The type of IRB review performed depends on the classification of the research as a) full Board review, b) expedited review, or c) exempt from review.

The UTHSC IRB offers campus training sessions called IRB Insights. Sessions are recorded so you may review them at any time.

The Collaborative IRB Training Initiative (CITI) Program offers curricula in human subjects research, animal research, and the responsible conduct of research.

This training requirement applies to anyone conducting human subjects research activities at UTGSM. This includes anyone working directly with human subjects or with identifiable data or biological specimens for research purposes under UTGSM auspices. Investigators, research nurses, coordinators, students, technicians working with identifiable data, and faculty advisors all need to obtain CITI certification.

If you are a first-time CITI user and you are an employee of the University, select Log in through my institution. Next, select University of Tennessee Health Science Center – Knoxville from the drop down list and log-in with your UT Net ID and password; this will allow your training to be entered into the human resources mandatory training database.

You must take the course that is the most appropriate to your research activities. Investigators and all Key Study Personnel will take Group 3; Research Administrators, IRB Chairs, and IRB staff will take Group 1; IRB Members and Department Chairs will take Group 2 and Students, Residents and Fellows will take Group 4.