Institutional Review Board
What is an Institutional Review Board (IRB)?
An Institutional Review Board (IRB) is a group of people formally designated to review 和 monitor research involving human subjects. The purpose of the IRB is to protect the rights 和 welfare of individuals who are participating as subjects in the research. The IRB has the authority to approve, 不赞成, require modifications to research projects involving human subjects. 一旦获得批准, the IRB must monitor the progress of the ongoing research, prospectively approve modifications,, if necessary to protect subjects, suspend a research project.
为什么IRB?
The Andrews University Institutional Review Board (IRB) is endorsed with the responsibility of overseeing that all research involving the use of human subjects is conducted under ethical 和 scientific sound principles that ensure the rights 和 welfare of human subjects recruited to participate in such studies are safeguarded 和 that the study will yield outcomes that are to the good of society, in compliance with federal regulations 和 its operating policy. For more information about the origins of IRB, please visit The Belmont Report 和 OHRP指南
会员
The board comprises individuals of varying disciplines from within the university 和 community who are experienced 和 knowledgeable about the kinds of research done at the university. Such diversity ensures a comprehensive approach to protecting the rights 和 welfare of human participants, a complete 和 adequate review of research proposals is achieved.
会员登录: For those already registered in the IRB system.
IRB类别
Proposals may be reviewed under one of the three categories: 免除, 加快, 完整的.
免除: Studies are exempt from full review if they have the following characteristics as described under the Protection of Human Subjects Title 45 Code of Regulation part 46 (45 CFR 46.101).
加快: Studies will be categorized 加快 if all of the following characteristics as described in the Protection of Human Subjects Title 45 Code of Regulation part 46 (45 CFR 46.111) are satisfied.
When some or all of the subjects are likely to be vulnerable to coercion or undue influence, such as children, 囚犯, 孕妇, mentally disabled persons, or economically or educationally disadvantaged persons additional safeguards have been included in the study to protect the rights 和 welfare of these subjects.
完整的: Studies that have risk to human subjects. All studies that do not meet the 免除 和 加快 reviews will be considered under 完整的 category.
IRB Review Process
完整的 reviews are usually discussed at the full board sessions, while expedited 和 exempt reviews are evaluated by the chair, research compliance administrator or/和 another designee(s) from among members of the IRB.
The board meets once monthly; usually the second Monday of every month. For more details about the meeting schedules please visit IRB Meetings Schedule 网站.