Research at Mohawk Valley Health System

The MVHS Research Office is embedded in the MVHS Department of Medical Education as well as our Cancer Center Office. The MVHS Research Office is jointly working in research with SUNY Polytechnic, Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI), and SUNY Upstate Medical Center.

MVHS is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) for residency training programs in Family Medicine, OB/GYN, Podiatric Medicine, Psychiatry, Surgery, Pharmacy and Dentistry. The MVHS Department of medical education has contractual agreements for training medical students from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) at Erie PA, and University of New England (UNE) at Main.

Academic Infrastructure

The research office also has access to a Statistical Support and Medical Library Resources. The Medical Library provides online access to MVHS employees, healthcare providers, researchers, patients, and patient caregivers.

REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture), a secure web application for building and managing online surveys and databases is also available. REDCap allows us a streamlined process for rapid creation and design of projects and can be tailored to any data collection project. This software provides export procedures for data downloads as PDF, CSV or into Excel and other statistical software as (SPSS, SAS, Stata, R). Other features include a built-in calendar, scheduling module, ad hoc reporting tools, and advance features, such as branching logic, file uploading, and calculated fields. REDCap administrators will be available for those who require assistance or have any questions.

Clinical Trials Office (CTO)

CTO serves as a central point of contact for sponsors, investigators affiliated with the hospital, attending physicians interested in conducting a clinical trial, and physicians looking to refer a patient for a research project. CTO facilitates and coordinates all clinical research activities to expedite study initiation and to ensure strict compliance with the highest standards of research conduct.

Centralized clinical trial management from start up to close out. Extensive team experience in pharmaceutical and medical device trials
Diverse inpatient and outpatient populations
Expert oversight of clinical trial conduct
Professional, experienced clinical research coordinators
Physician investigators in numerous therapeutic areas or specialties
Subject recruitment and screening
Strict compliance with FDA and good clinical practice standards
Complete administrative management
Training and consultation for research activities
Regulatory (IRB) submission
Feasibility
Prompt review and execution of contracts
Formal standard operating procedures (SOP) and research policies accessible via a web-based application

Current Trials

*TBD

Institutional Review Board

The MVHS Institutional Review Board (IRB) reviews, approves, and monitors biomedical, clinical and behavioral research involving human subjects, safeguarding the rights and welfare of the research participant. The MVHS IRB acts in compliance with regulations established by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Office for Human Research Protections at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. IRB monitors training of each investigator and their staff from the institutional affiliation