This site allows the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) faculty and researcher staff to submit, track, report and archive applications involving funding proposals as well as human subject and animal research conducted at MCW. For MCW Institutional Review Boards (IRB) and the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), this site enables effective management of federal and local regulatory requirements by monitoring the flow of information and the associated activities and tasks for all submissions. eBridge optimizes the review process for researchers and committees, delivering a complete electronic based solution from submission through approval.
eBridge Home Page and Registration (registration is in the upper right area) To obtain an account, complete the registration form. The information you provide will be sent to the eBridge Help Desk. Registrations are processed by the end of the next business day. Once your account is created, you will receive an email with your login information.
3 minute overview of eBridge
In order to enter a protocol, AUA or funding proposal into eBridge, investigators must be registered in eBridge.
Please contact the eBridge Help Desk if you have questions regarding registering, navigating, or entering information into eBridge. The eBridge Help Desk contact information is 414-955-8476 or help-ebridge@mcw.edu. eBridge staff will respond to these messages within 4 hours of receipt during normal business hours. If your question pertains to a particular submission, please remember to reference the ID number when contacting the eBridge Help Desk for assistance.
The Medical College of Wisconsin has certified to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that the institution is compliant with 21CFR Part 11, Electronic Records and Electronic Signatures.
The eBridge Human Submissions module enables the MCW/FH Institutional Review Board (IRB) to capture the entire IRB regulatory process, monitor the flow of information and the associated activities and tasks for all users, delivering a complete electronic document based solution.
All new protocols, amendments, continuing review reports, and reportable events must be entered into eBridge. This includes proposals that investigators believe may be non-human subject research or exempt from IRB review. Exceptions are: protocols that remain in paper with IRB permission, NCI CIRB submissions, HUD submissions, and requests for emergency use.
For those unfamiliar with eBridge, accessing the eBridge Support Web site is recommended to help you become more familiar with the system. The SmartForms (forms that will be completed in eBridge) will help you to provide the IRB with information it needs to review your submission.
The eBridge Animal Studies module enables researchers to submit, track, report and archive research activities. eBridge also allows MCW to effectively manage federal and local regulatory requirements. The electronic interface optimizes the review process for researchers by tracking and communicating submission status and required actions, and will automatically notify investigators of renewal due dates. eBridge allows the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) to monitor the flow of information and activities associated with animal research at MCW.
The eBridge Funding Proposals module provides a single access point to create, submit and track all funding proposals (grants) at the College. eBridge integrates with MCW's Oracle system, a step that adds functionality to post-award account administration. Features of the eBridge Funding Proposal module include: