Links
SOM and UNC Health Strategic Plans
SOM Strategic Plan 2025-2030: Accelerate Forward Together 2030
UNC Health Strategic Plan 2025-2030: Forward Together 2030
SOM Offices
SOM Departments, Centers, Programs & Initiatives
SOM Sponsored Programs Office (SPO) – Pre-award review and submission of research proposals for the School of Medicine
SOM Office of Biomedical Science Training and Research (BioSTAR Office) – Graduate student, BBSP, summer UG research
SOM Office of Medical Student Research – Research opportunities for medical students
SOM Clinical Research Alliance (CRA) – Assist in coordinating clinical trials
SOM NC TraCS – Supports, funds, and connects the translational science community
SOM Compliance and Research Integrity Office – EPAP, research integrity/compliance
SOM Office of Professional Service Contracts and Agreements (OPSCA) – Finalizes affiliation agreements and service contracts
SOM Planning Office – Lab, office space, facilities issues
UNC Research Infrastructure
UNC Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR) – Oversees, develops and supports Carolina’s research enterprise
UNC Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) – Provides university-wide oversight and support for sponsored research
UNC Office of Research Development (ORD) – Fosters collaboration across the research community within Carolina and among key partners
UNC Clinical Research Compliance Office (CRCO) – Foster innovation and effectiveness while maintaining a robust compliance program
UNC Clinical Research Compliance Templates – Various forms for UNC research infrastructure
UNC Research Compliance Services – Resources to maintain the highest standards of research integrity and compliance
UNC IRB and the Office of Human Research Ethics – Responsible for ethical and regulatory oversight of research that involves human subjects
UNC Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC) – Helps translate the UNC inventions and findings into the commercial marketplace
UNC Partnership Opportunities – Federal, state, industry, and non-profit research partnerships
UNC Health and Safety
UNC Division of Comparative Medicine (DCM) – Responsible for the care of all vertebrate animals on the UNC-CH campus
UNC Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) – Oversees animal care and use, responsible for reviewing all animal care applications
UNC Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) – Lab Safety and training
UNC Computational Infrastructure
UNC Information Technology Services (ITS) – Provides accessible, reliable, efficient, scalable and innovative technologies
UNC ITS/Research Computing – Provide world-class computing and data infrastructure
Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) – Develops and deploys advanced technologies to enable research discoveries and practical innovations
Other
UNC Research Facts and Rankings
UNC Health Foundation – Inspire philanthropic support for UNC Health and UNC SOM that transforms healthcare