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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

NIH Institutes and Centers