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Our department has 18,000 square feet set aside for organized research. Faculty have submitted 31 proposals / competitive renewals for grants this year. Currently, we have 43 research projects supported by extramural funds. A total of $2,989,594 has been expended this year for extramural research.

›› Abstracts of Current Research Grants (PDF)

Overview of our Research Programs

Our research is conducted at one of the four regional hospitals served by the Department of Anesthesiology. Our research faculty includes not only anesthesiologists, but also physiologists, biochemists, psychologists and anthropologists, among others.

The list in the side bar gives you the five major categories of our work. Not all of our ongoing research projects are listed here, as many projects are supported directly by the department, such as clinical quality improvement and research in education, and not through the NIH or other major grant agencies.

Please feel free to contact the Vice Chair of Clinical Research (contact information listed below), if you have any questions about our research activities or the possibility of conducting research at the University of Washington Department of Anesthesiology.

The Department of Anesthesiology endorses the safe and ethical conduct of human research. Elements of consent, confidentiality, assessment of risks and benefits, investigator responsibilities, record keeping and reporting, and ethical principles are key competencies necessary for human subjects protections.

In order to facilitate familiarity with the principals of ethical conduct of clinical research, the Department requires that all faculty below the rank of Associate Professor have completed the UW Human Subjects Tutorial session before submission of a proposal for IRB approval as a Principal Investigator. Principal Investigators who have attained the rank of Associate Professor or Professor, as well as Co-Investigators at all ranks and levels of experience, are also strongly encouraged to obtain this education.

The UW Human Subjects Division offers tutorial sessions in the ethical conduct of research with human subjects (approx 2 hrs) as well as certification and recertification. Training is also available through a web-based program.

This education is already a requirement for all faculty who are PI's at CHRMC and VA, all PI's of NIH supported grants, and all individuals conducting research in the GCRC.

For re-certification, if desired, the web-based course offers continuing education modules so the whole course does not need to be repeated. The UW Human Subjects staff has prepared a face-to-face continuing education module based on case discussion. This tutorial (1.5 hours) can be tailored (by case selection) to particular disciplines or ethical interests.

The list of people who have fulfilled the human subjects educational requirement through the University of Washington includes those who have attended the tutorial entitled "The Ethical Conduct of Research with Humans" as well as those who have successfully completed the web-based training offered through the University of Miami. The list is accessible on-line.