AER Conference poster abstracts in JERHRE.

Abstract

Research education for a large health network is a challeng-ing business. Our audience is diverse, large, and includes a myriad of researchers, staff, and administrators with varying levels of experience. We offer a host of educational opportunities and were interested in the researchers ’ perspectives on their educational needs and wants. Background In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and suspension of in-person research, Teachers College Institutional Review Board (TC IRB) sought to determine how research submissions were impacted over the course of the 2020-2021 aca-demic year. We developed a self-study to gauge the needs and concerns of researchers preparing for ramp-up efforts. Over the past year, investigators at our psychiatric research institution shifted focus to investigate the effects of the pandemic related to mental illness. We examined how many (1) new studies and (2) modi fi cations of existing studies were submitted to assess the effects of the pandemic on individuals with psychiatric disorders.