Conference Speakers

Dr. Brosch is the Assistant Vice President for Research Initiatives and Compliance (AVP RIC) at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) in Bethesda, Maryland. The Office of the AVP RIC enables the responsible conduct of research at USU and is responsible for USU research regulatory compliance oversight. The AVP, RIC oversees the USU Human Research Protection Program, the Animal Care and Use compliance oversight program, the Institutional Biosafety Committee and the Human Anatomical Materials Review Committee. In addition, the AVP RIC develops and monitors programs and initiatives to enhance translational research and improve collaborations. Prior joining USU, Dr. Brosch served for over 16 years as the Director, Office of Research Protections, at the US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC) at Fort Detrick, Maryland. Her office provided human subjects protection and animal welfare regulatory oversight for research conducted by numerous Army and DoD organizations as well as for extramural research conducted in 67 countries and over 1600 institutions. Dr. Brosch chaired the USAMRMC, Human Subjects Research Review Board for six years and served as a member of a DOD Institutional Review Board (IRB) for over 12 years.

Dr. Brosch is a human research protections expert and former health services researcher and who retired as a Colonel in the Army Nurse Corps with 26 years of service. She served for four years as the Nursing Research Consultant to the US Army Surgeon General. She holds the U.S. Army Surgeon General’s “A” Proficiency Designator in Nursing Research. Her faculty appointments have included the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, and the University of Maryland, Baltimore.

Dr. Brosch received her BSN from DePaul University, her MSN from the University of Illinois at the Medical Center, Chicago and her PhD from the University of Maryland, Baltimore. She is a graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. She
is a recipient of the Anita Newcomb McGee Award for Distinguished Service to the Nation as an Army Nurse Corps Officer, the USAMRMC Combat Casualty Care Research Program Award for Excellence for her leadership in establishing the first Human Research Protection Program and IRB approval process for human research conducted in a Combatant Command and the 2015 Major Jonathan Letterman Medical Excellence Award for Outstanding Contributions to Improving Medical Processes and Patient Outcomes in Military Medicine. Dr. Brosch is also the recipient of the Legion of Merit and multiple military and civilian awards during her active duty military and federal civilian career.