| ABFM | American Board of Family Medicine |
| ADC | Alzheimer’s Disease Center |
| ADRC | Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center |
| AEMS | Assessment, Evaluation, and Metrics Subgroup |
| AHEC | Area Health Education Centers |
| AHEC | Area Health Education Centers |
| BDRE | Biostatistics, Design and Research Ethics |
| BDRE | Biostatistics, Design and Research Ethics |
| BIC | Biomedical Informatics Core |
| BIRCWH | Building Interdisciplinary Careers in Women’s Health (K12) |
| BRAiNS | Biologically Resilient Adults in Neurologic Studies |
| BRIC | Bioethics and Research Integrity Committee |
| CATMD | Clinical and Translational Methodologies Development |
| CAWH | Center for the Advancement of Women’s Health |
| CBF | Community-Based Faculty |
| CBI | Center for Biomedical Informatics |
| CBRRN | Community-Based Rural Rehabilitation Network |
| CCTS | Center for Clinical and Translational Science |
| CDAR | Center for Drug and Alcohol Abuse |
| CDART | Center for Drug Abuse Research Translation |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CEQS | Center for Enterprise Quality and Safety |
| CES | Cooperative Extension Service |
| COBRE | Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence |
| CPST | Center of Excellence in Pharmaceutical Science and Technology |
| CRDOC | Clinical Research Development and Operations Center |
| CRH | Center for Rural Health |
| CRO | Clinical Research Organization |
| CsRH | Centers for Rural Health |
| CTS | Clinical and Translational Science |
| CTSA | Clinical and Translational Science Award |
| DDKCRC | Delta Dental of Kentucky Clinical Research Center |
| DDLS | Dean’s Distinguished Lecture Series |
| FABCC | Functional Assessment Body Composition Core |
| FAQ | Frequently Asked Questions |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| GCP | Good Clinical Practice |
| GCRC | General Clinical Research Center |
| HEEL | Health Education through Extension Leadership |
| HRSA | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| IDeA | Institutional Development Award |
| IRB | Institutional Review Board |
| KAFP | Kentucky Academy of Family Physicians |
| KAN | Kentucky Ambulatory Network |
| KF | Key Function |
| K-PHReN | Kentucky Public Health Research Network |
| KWHR | Kentucky Women’s Health Registry |
| KY-CARAT | Kentucky Consortium for Applied Oral Health Research |
| MOC | Maintenance of Board Certification |
| NCI | National Cancer Institute |
| NCRR | National Center for Research Resources |
| NHLBI | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute |
| NIAAA | National Institute for Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism |
| NIAMS | National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases |
| NIDA | National Institute for Drug Abuse |
| NIH | National Institutes of Health |
| NRHA | National Rural Health Association |
| OHRD | Office of Health Research and Development |
| PBRN | Practice-Based Research Network |
| PEP | Pediatric Exercise Physiology |
| PI | Principal Investigator |
| PPBRN | Pharmacy Practice-Based Research Network |
| PQSR | Program for Quality, Safety and Patient Rights |
| PSMRF | Professional Student Mentored Research Fellowship |
| QA | Quality Assurance |
| QI | Quality Improvement |
| RCCC | Research Compliance Coordination Committee |
| RCTF | Research Challenge Trust Fund |
| RDMC | Research and Data Management Center |
| REACH | Research and Engagement for Advancing Community Health |
| REDCap | Research Electronic Data Capture |
| RFA | Request For Applications |
| RIC | Regional IRB Consortium |
| SAC | Scientific Advisory Committee |
| SCoBIRC | Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center |
| SMRP | Student Mentored Research Program |
| SRC | Scientific Review Committee |
| TEAM | Training, Education and Mentoring |
| TTReC | Translational Technologies and Resources Core |
| UCAPP | University Committee for Academic Planning and Priorities |
| UK | University of Kentucky |
| UKCRO | UK Clinical Research Organization |
| USP | United States Pharmacopeia |
| VA | Veterans Affairs or Veterans Administration |
| VAMC | Veterans Affairs Medical Center |
| WVAFP | West Virginia Academy of Family Physicians |