Glossary of Terms and Acronyms
- SHMC
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Swedish Hospital and Medical Center
- short form consent process
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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
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Seattle Institute for Biomedical and Clinical Research
- significant financial interest
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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
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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
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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
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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…
- SIMS
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Space Inventory Management System (UW)
- Single IRB
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This refers to a situation in which a single Institutional Review Board (IRB) is providing the review and oversight (i.e., is the IRB of record) for…
- SO
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Signing Official (eRA Commons)