UNMC Compliance

Compliance

It is the policy of the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) to comply with all applicable federal, state, local regulations and University policies and procedures.

The UNMC Chief Compliance Officer is Sheila Wrobel (559-6767). The following individuals are responsible for managing the compliance areas listed below:

Bloodborne Pathogen

Nedra Marion, B.S.N.

Chemical Safety (including EPA and DOT)

Vito Caragiulo

Clinical Research Billing

Grace Videtich

Conflict of Interest

David Crouse, Ph.D.
Sheila Wrobel, J.D.

Employment John Russell
Family Education Rights Privacy Act (FERPA) Judy Walker
Financial Compliance William Lawlor
Information Security Sharon Welna
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) James Turpen, Ph.D.

Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)

Peter Iwen, Ph.D.
Oksana Lockridge, Ph.D.

Institutional Review Board (IRB)

Ernest Prentice, Ph.D.
Bruce Gordon, M.D.

Intellectual Property Michael Dixon, Ph.D.

Occupational Health and Safety Training for Personnel with Animal Contact

Robert S. Dixon, DVM

Privacy Sheila Wrobel, J.D.
Radiation Safety Frank Rutar
Safety John Hauser
Sponsored Programs Accounting Carol Kirchner
Sponsored Programs Administration Deb Vetter

Compliance Training

The regulations require that members of the workforce be trained on a variety of topics.  UNMC has developed many training programs available through the UNMC Intranet to meet these requirements.

Each unit and/or department has a Compliance Training Coordinator  who is responsible for assigning and monitoring compliance training requirements for faculty, staff and students in their area.