Research Mission Statement

The research team strives to promote and support research activities through education, providing research opportunities, and providing guidance with a commitment to the highest level of ethical standards and continual compliance of HIPAA regulations and guidelines.

Research at ARMC

ARMC is a university-affiliated teaching health care facility with six residency programs and three fellowships with almost 200 residents and fellows caring for our patients. For over fifteen years, ARMC holds an Annual Research Day to showcase important research our residents, fellows, and faculty have been working on throughout the year that includes original research, case reports and educational exhibits which in some years have totaled over 100 unique research submissions. Due to COVID-19, the 2020 Annual Research Day was cancelled, but selected pictures from the 2019 Research Day can be viewed here and the posters for 2020 can be viewed under the Research Day menu on the right.

Institutional Review Board

Institutional Review Board is required by Federal regulations to ensure that appropriate procedures are in place to protect the rights and welfare of human subjects participating in research. In order to comply with these regulations, the IRB meets to review research protocols and materials to be used in all research involving human subjects. All individuals interested in conducting research that involves human subjects, either retrospective or prospective in nature, must submit their research proposal and study design to ARMC’s IRB. Under the Department of Health and Human Services, human subjects are defined as a living individual about whom an investigator conducting research obtains data through intervention or interaction with the individual; or identifiable private information.

All submissions need to be via ARMC-IRB@armc.sbcounty.gov one month prior to the meeting. Incomplete submissions will not be accepted, this includes missing signatures and NIH certificates. Any late submissions will go onto the following meeting’s agenda.

1. IRB Procedure
   Submit IRB application and supporting documents—including the application with all the proper signatures, protocol summary, consent forms, and proof of CITI certification—to ARMC-IRB@armc.sbcounty.gov.
2. CITI-Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative
   Each new research application is required to have a certificate of completion from CITI for each investigator and research team member listed on the application. Follow this link to complete training and make sure to print out your certificate.
3. Application Instructions and Guidelines
4. New Study Forms
   1. IRB Application
   2. ARMC Consent Template
   3. Attachment A - Additional Sub-Investigators
   4. Attachment B – Conflict of Interest
   5. Protocol Summary Outline
   6. California Bill of Rights
   7. Protocol Amendment
   8. Case Study Memo
   9. Case Study Consent
   10. PHI Authorization Form
5. Ongoing Study Forms
   1. Add Investigator Memo
   2. Request for Revisions
   3. Prospective Annual Review Form
   4. Retrospective Annual Review Form
   5. CITI Instructions
   6. ARMC Intranet
6. HIPAA/Ethics in research
   1. HIPAA Privacy Rule Form
   2. Application for Alteration or Waiver of HIPAA Authorization

Office of Research and Grants Staff

Located on the lower level of the main hospital #GC150A

Fadi Andraos
Research Analyst
AndraosF@armc.sbcounty.gov
909-580-3238

Julie Christiancy
IRB Coordinator
ARMC-IRB@armc.sbcounty.gov
909-580-6298

Reza Hajjafar
Research Program Coordinator
HajjafarR@armc.sbcounty.gov
909-580-6336

Greg Young, MBA, PMP
Supervisor and Grant Analyst
Younggr@armc.sbcounty.gov
909-580-6133