Research Resources
Welcome to the Office for Research and Innovation in Internal Medicine (ORIM). Our mission is to accelerate innovative, high-impact research that improves patient care, addresses health disparities, and fosters scientific excellence across our 16 divisions. Below you will find key resources and initiatives designed to support researchers at every stage of the academic journey – from early ideation to grant submission and project implementation.
Methodological Support
The Biostatistics Consulting and Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration Lab (BioStat CIRCL)
- Embedded statistical support for internal medicine researchers.
- Services include study design, data analysis, and grant support.
University of Kentucky Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (CCTS) Consultations
- Access to research design, regulatory guidance, and data management.
- Schedule consultations via the Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences website.
Publicly Available Databases for Researchers in Internal Medicine
Biospecimen and Biobanks
ORIM maintains access to an extensive collection of biospecimen and biobank resources to support research and discovery.
Grant Review Programs
ORIM is committed helping investigators improve scores on grants through 2 initiatives:
Get yoUr Grant fUnded (GURU)
The UK Department of Internal Medicine is offering a course for internal medicine faculty to help them write R01 NIH grants or similar grants. This course will be taught by Philip Kern, MD, with help from the UK Proposal Development Office. The department of internal medicine wishes to promote grant submissions and will provide special assistance for internal medicine faculty.
This program will include a mixture of class work, tutorials, and personal assistance with the hope that the participant could submit a grant, as well as submit a revision if the first submission is not funded. There will be writing accountability milestones throughout the course to encourage progress and growth. The course is designed for in-person attendance.
External Grant Review
The UK College of Medicine Office of Research R01 External Review Program is a process that will facilitate a faculty member engaging an authoritative external reviewer to provide an assessment of a complete, but not yet submitted, R01 (or equivalent) application.
Full-time internal medicine faculty developing a federal grant proposal are eligible to receive feedback from an expert in the field before submission to help increase the competitiveness of their proposal.
Population Science Support
Institutional Review Board (IRB) and Regulatory Support
Office of Research Integrity (ORI)
The ORI promotes and safeguards the ethical conduct of research – providing IRB review, education in responsible conduct, policy guidance, and oversight of research misconduct and compliance.
Responsible Conduct of Research & Scholarly Activity (RCR)
The RCR program is a resource that provides discussions to help researchers understand and uphold ethical standards in research and scholarly activity.
