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College of Health Professions hosts “Discover Your Future in Healthcare” event
GETPHIT Applications now open
CREST WORKSHOP SERIES:
INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD (IRB)
The CoHP Research Enhancement and Support Team (CREST), as part of its Workshop Series, would like to invite you to a workshop that aims to demystify the IRB application process and to provide hands-on assistance and guidance on planned or ongoing submissions.
What? A three-hour workshop with the following agenda
- Orientation to IRB submission platforms
- Guidance on completing the key components of an IRB application
(recruitment, participant compensation, informed consent, special
considerations for the online environment, etc.) - Hands-on prep of an IRB application
Who can participate? Health Professions faculty
When? Tuesday, July 8, 12 pm – 3 pm
Where? In-person (Edinburg) and Virtual (Zoom)
Next steps?
- If interested in participating, register here by July 1. Space is limited;
in-person and virtual seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
NIH and Association funding for the health and biomedical fields
Want to learn more about the various branches and units of NIH? Interested in awards, scholarships, and funding opportunities from associations in the Health Professions? Join CREST’s SEI intern, Diego Arvizu, in a series of summer webinars where he will unveil two new spreadsheets that will reduce the time you spend hunting and scouring on the nearly 700 websites that he covers.
The following schedule for dates and times of these Teams meeting include the link for the webinar. No registration is necessary.
| Friday, July 11th | 12 noon | Teams Link | |
| Friday, July 18th | 1 pm | Teams Link | Q&A in English & en Espanol |
| Friday, July 25th | 11 am | Teams Link | |
| Thursday, July 31st | 12 noon | Teams Link | |
| Friday, August 8th | 12 noon | Teams Link | |
| Monday, August 11th | 1 pm | Teams Link | |
| Monday, August 18th | 11 am | Teams Link | Q&A in English & en Espanol |
Diego is also available this summer to help faculty develop an NIH-compliant Biosketch, a SciENcv vita, and an ORCID id. You can schedule time with him directly by contacting him at diego.arvizu01@utrgv.edu.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is proud to host the 2025 Texas Society for Advancement of Health Professions (TSAHP) Annual Conference this fall! More information about the conference can be found by clicking here.
We are delighted by the record student turn-out for our 2025 Health Forward conference. You’ll be able to find more information about the 2026 Health Forward conference in Spring 2026.