Office of Research Quality Assurance
The ORQA website is migrating to a new site. For the most up-to-date information, please go to the new Human Subject Protections website.
About Us
Mission
Promote regulatory compliance to ensure the protection of the rights, welfare, and safety of research subjects and University personnel through implementation of a Quality Management Plan.
Purpose
- Conduct audits with the goal of process improvement and education
- Not-for-cause audits can be requested by the study team for process review or in preparation for a possible outside audit
- Develop institutional standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the conduct of clinical research or other human subjects research
- Conduct quality initiation meetings at study start-up to ensure processes are in place for compliant research at study initiation
- Provide education and training to the clinical research community
- Consult with study teams to assist with quality protocol development
- Support the Lombardi Cancer Center Data and Safety Monitoring Committee
Contact Us
Main Email Contact for ORQA: ORQA@georgetown.edu
LCCC DSMC Contact: DSMCORQA@georgetown.edu
To request an audit, please complete the ORQA Audit Request Form.
To request a quality initiation meeting, please complete the Quality Initiation Meeting Request Form.
ORQA is offering Virtual Office Hours (VOH). VOH provides an opportunity to meet one-on-one for your quality assurance question.