Across the Board

Due to the number of studies referred to the Full IRB Committee for review, an additional meeting was scheduled. Now there are two meetings held each month. Studies that do not involve prisoners as research participants will be reviewed on the first Wednesday of every month. Prisoner-based research studies will be reviewed on the [...]

Why do reviews take so long?
For many, the IRB process can seem to take longer than expected.
The IRB office does its very best to make sure each researcher obtains study approval in the shortest time possible. But if that’s the case, why DO some reviews take so long?
Federal regulations require the [...]