TRAC

TRAC has been constituted in the year 2008. The main objective of this council is to support and improve the quality of basic, translational and clinical research in TMC with specific focus on the following areas:

• Periodically review the progress of scientific and clinical research
• Set directions, priorities and thrust areas for research
• Suggest and review proposals for collaborations between  within TMC and with other National or International Institutions
• Review sponsored research proposals for feasibility
• Coordinate the functioning of  committees for research and ethics in TMC
• Review the expenditure and income incurred on hospital services, laboratory and administrative functions for investigator initiated and sponsored research conducted in TMC. 

 TRAC Membership :

• Chairperson – Director, TMC
• Members – Director, TMH, Director Academics, Director ACTREC, Dy-Director ACTREC,
                        Medical Superintendent
                        Member secretary IEC I, IEC II, IEC II, Secretary DSMSC, OIC CRS, Coordinator, TRAC

REGISTRATIONS :

As per gazette notification of May 2013, IRBs were registered with Drug Controller General India (DCGI) as “Institutional Ethics Committee” IEC-I, IEC-II and IEC-III.

• IEC-I : ECR/170/Inst/MH/2013 issued under Rule 122DD of the Drugs & Cosmetic Rules 1945 
• IEC-II: ECR/414/Inst/MH/2013 issued under Rule 122DD of the Drugs & Cosmetic Rules 1945.
• IEC-II: ECR/149/Inst/MH/2013 issued under Rule 122DD of the Drugs & Cosmetic Rules 1945.

Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) through the Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) Registrations

Institution has a Federal Wide Assurance (FWA) number - FWA00006143
IEC-I IORG No. IRB00003414
IEC-II IORG No. IRB00007802
IEC-III IORG No. IRB00009642

• Link for Human Research Protection Program Manual

The committee regular meets to discuss different policies pertaining to clinical research , infrastructure and intramural funding.