Additional Resources Directory

Biomedical informatics is the interdisciplinary field that studies and pursues the effective uses of biomedical data, information, and knowledge for scientific inquiry, problem solving and decision making, motivated by efforts to improve human health. The Department of Biomedical Informatics (DBMI) is committed to improving biomedical research and clinical care through innovative applications of informatics.

Health Record Research Request (R3) provides UPMC clinical data and authorizes additional UPMC data sources for research. R3 is available for use by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and for UPMC projects requiring research datasets from UPMC electronic health records.

CTSI's Regulatory Knowledge and Support Core can assist researchers using R3 with their IRB submission, including requests for limited data sets, data use agreements between institutions, and other aspects of regulatory compliance.

The Health Sciences Core Research Facilities (HSCRF) were established through the Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor, Health Sciences in recognition of the vital role that centralized research resources play in the academic research enterprise. The technology required to perform innovative biomedical research changes rapidly and centralized research resources provide access to expertise, technology applications, and state-of-the-art instruments to support scientific discovery.

The system used to pay research subjects for their participation in a research study.

CERC leads and participates in high-quality clinical and methodological research, collaborates on educational activities, and fosters multi-disciplinary projects and interaction among patients, researchers, and other stakeholders.