Ronald Maio
Director
University of Michigan Office of Human Research Compliance Review (OHRCR)

Professor Ronald F. Maio was appointed Director of the Office of Human Research Compliance Review (OHRCR) on May 1, 2006. Dr. Maio has faculty appointments in the Medical School as Professor of Emergency Medicine, the School of Public Health (SPH) as Professor of Environmental Health Sciences and an appointment as an Assistant Research Scientist at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). Prior to being appointed Director he was the Assistant Dean for Research Regulatory Affairs at the Medical School and also was the Director of the University of Michigan's Injury Research Center, based in the Department of Emergency Medicine. He served for seven years as a member of UM IRBMED.

In 1972 Dr. Maio received his BS in Chemistry from Regis University in Denver, Colorado and his DO degree, in 1976, from Michigan State University's College of Osteopathic Medicine (MSUCOM). After completing his internship and serving in the US Army, he did an Emergency Medicine Residency at MSU affiliated hospitals in Lansing, Michigan, and is board certified in Emergency Medicine. In 1988 he received an MS in Clinical Research Design and Statistical Analysis from UM SPH. Before coming to UM in 1989 he was an Assistant Professor at MSUCOM.

Dr Maio's primary areas of research have been traumatic injury and also the effectiveness of ambulance systems. His research has ranged from epidemiologic studies and observational studies to randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and he has conducted studies in children and adults. He has a particular interest in the relationship of alcohol and other drugs to the occurrence and severity of injury and the outcomes following injury. His most recent work in this area has been the study of behavioral interventions delivered in the Emergency Department to decrease or prevent risky drinking.

As Director of OHRCR Dr. Maio hopes to partner with human subject researchers across the campus to facilitate research of the highest ethical and scientific quality that also maximizes human subject safety.