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Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Bethesda, Maryland
LAURA RUSE BROSCH, RN, PhD, COLONEL, US ARMY, retired. Dr. Brosch is the Assistant Vice President for Research Initiatives and Compliance (RIC) at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland. The Office of VP RIC develops and monitors programs and initiatives to enhance translational research and improve collaborations, provides technical expertise on research regulatory compliance and safety programs and oversees and promotes existing and new designated research initiatives in support of the VPR or USUHS missions. The Office of the VP RIC is comprised of the USU Human Research Protection Program, the Institutional Biosafety Program, Human Anatomic Material Research Program, and the Animal Care and Use compliance oversight program. This office develops translational, collaborative research programs and provides regulatory oversight of existing and/or new research initiatives. Prior joining USU, Dr. Brosch served for over 16 years as the Director, Office of Research Protections, at the US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC) at Fort Detrick, Maryland. Her office provided human subjects protection and animal welfare regulatory oversight for research conducted by numerous Army and DoD organizations as well as for extramural research conducted in 67 countries and over 1600 institutions. Dr. Brosch chaired the USAMRMC, Human Subjects Research Review Board for six years and served as a member of a DOD Institutional Review Board (IRB) for over 12 years.
Dr. Brosch is a health services researcher who retired as a Colonel in the Army Nurse Corps with 26 years of service. She served for four years as the Nursing Research Consultant to the US Army Surgeon General. Her faculty appointments have included the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, and the University of Maryland, Baltimore.
Dr. Brosch received her BSN from DePaul University, her MSN from the University of Illinois at the Medical Center, Chicago and her PhD from the University of Maryland, Baltimore. She is a graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. She is a recipient of the Anita Newcomb McGee Award for Distinguished Service to the Nation as an Army Nurse Corps Officer, the USAMRMC Combat Casualty Care Research Program Award for Excellence for her leadership in establishing the first Human Research Protection Program and IRB approval process for human research conducted in a Combatant Command and the 2015 Major Jonathan Letterman Medical Excellence Award for Outstanding Contributions to Improving Medical Processes and Patient Outcomes in Military Medicine. Dr. Brosch is also the recipient of the Legion of Merit and multiple military and civilian awards during her active duty military and federal civilian career.
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM ET