UW Research

Glossary of Terms and Acronyms

SF424

Standard Form 424 (used with Federal applications)

SFI

Significant Financial Interest

SFR

School of Forest Resources

SHMC

Swedish Hospital and Medical Center

short form consent process

This is an alternative method of obtaining and documenting consent, when a researcher occasionally and unexpectedly encounters a non-English-speaking subject in a study for which no…

SIBCR

Seattle Institute for Biomedical and Clinical Research

significant financial interest

Refers to financial interests related to the institutional responsibilities of an investigator that meet certain criteria, as defined in GIM 10. Financial interest means anything of…

Significant Military Equipment SME

22 CFR 120.7; 22 USC 2794(9) Articles for which special export controls are warranted because of their capacity for substantial military utility or capability.

significant risk device

An  investigational device that presents a potential for serious risk to the health, safety, or welfare of a subject and is: intended as an implant; purported…

Signing Officials

Different roles and officers at the UW have the authority to sign different types of agreements on behalf of the UW. These roles are dictated by…