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The federal government requires that copies of ALL
research proposals involving human subjects be on file with the
Institutional Review Board. Projects exposing subjects to more than
minimal risk or that fall outside the regulatory categories listed
for exempt and expedited review must be reviewed by a full board.
Projects falling under full-board review must be reviewed
at a convened meeting at which a majority of the members from the
IRB are present. Meetings are prescheduled
by the IRB once a month during the academic year. A majority of
votes must be obtained to approve or disapprove a project or to
make a decision regarding the project. An investigator may be asked
to appear before the Board to describe the proposed research. In
cases where deemed necessary by the Board, consultants may be asked
to comment on the proposed research activity. For projects involving
vulnerable population groups (i.e., children, prisoners, pregnant
women, fetuses, human in-vitro fertilization) additional review
procedures will be implemented as specified in 45
CFR 46, §Subparts B, C, and D.
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