UW Research

Glossary of Terms and Acronyms

SERA

System for Electronic Research Administration (UW system in the SAGE Suite used by GCA)

serious adverse event

See: adverse event

serious noncompliance

Noncompliance which meets any of the following criteria: Significant increase of the risks to, or jeopardize the safety, welfare, and/or rights of, one or more subjects…

Services

Unique, specific and limited function performed at the procurement of another and for the benefit of or on behalf of a specific party, usually the other…

SF

Standard Form

SF424

Standard Form 424 (used with Federal applications)

SFI

Significant Financial Interest

SFR

School of Forest Resources

SHMC

Swedish Hospital and Medical Center

short form consent process

This is an alternative method of obtaining and documenting consent, when a researcher occasionally and unexpectedly encounters a non-English-speaking subject in a study for which no…