To ensure that institutional research resources and procedures align for access to Sentara TriNetX the Office of Research is announcing the following requirements to obtain access. All the steps below must be completed to receive access to TriNetX and to subsequently use data for research purposes.
How to Request Access to Sentara TriNetX:
a. For projects involving medical students:
- The project must first be cleared through .
- Projects involving trainees, must have a VHS faculty mentor as the PI.
- Contact MSR for assistance.
b. Complete an IRB notification xForm in prior to requesting use of TriNetX.
- Save the IRB determination letter so you can upload where requested in the steps below. The IRB determination is only for activities that are Not Human Subject Research. An IRB approval is required for all Human Subject Research.
c. Complete a . Save to upload in the next step.
d. Request an account through .
- Upload the where indicated.
Additional Helpful Information
- If you need RISE assistance with refining your project and queries and assisting with projects involving identified data please see the .
- To request downloaded TriNetX data and or EPIC data, update your IRB approval and then share the project with a member of the Sentara data extraction team from the built-in sharing feature in TriNetX.
- Each project/request must go through a separate review. For example, an IRB determination is only for a specific TriNetX project and cannot be used to access additional or new data.
- This process cannot be used to obtain a dataset when collaborating with TriNetX staff or purchasing a TriNetX dataset. Those activities must request IRB approval.
