Office of Research Oversight
Research Compliance Officer Auditing Education Program
One area of focus of ORO’s Education and Data Analytics (EDA) Workgroup is the provisioning of research compliance auditing education to VA medical facility Research Compliance Officers (RCOs). EDA performs remote and on-site assessments of RCO auditing programs, provides tailored technical assistance to RCOs, and identifies good practices for performing and reporting required audits. EDA provides national teleconferences for RCOs and self-study guides for new RCOs regarding VA policy. EDA also updates ORO’s RCO auditing requirements.
You may contact the ORO EDA Workgroup via email at OROEDA@va.gov.
Attention VA RCOs:
Research Compliance Officer Reference Materials and Tools are located on ORO's Research Compliance and Technical Assistance SharePoint Site. (Internal VA website)
2024 Facility Director's Certification (FDC) of Research Oversight
The 2024 FDC is an annual requirement for VHA facilities that conduct research. The report is due to ORO by August 16, 2024. Click here for the report tool, memorandum, and instructions. (Internal VA website)