Obtaining informed consent is a basic ethical obligation and a legal requirement for researchers. This requirement is founded on the principle of respect for persons. Potential participants must be ...

The IRB determines, for each protocol it reviews, which of the following elements and disclosures must be included in the informed consent process. Investigators can avoid delay in the review process ...

These files may be useful to you if you are submitting a proposal to the IRB or developing written material for your project. Unless otherwise indicated, all files are Microsoft Word documents (.docx) ...

Prior to completing an application, you will need to satisfy training requirements. The Human Subject Research Orientation on Canvas will ultimately save you time in ...

Note that all forms must be completed on a computer. No handwritten forms will be accepted for review. Before you take the time to prepare your application, you want to make sure the project you are ...

It is the policy of Western Michigan University that all research involving human subjects will be reviewed by the Institutional Review Board. The involvement of human subjects in research is not ...

Informed consent is one of the most important aspects of conducting ethical research with human participants. Respecting the autonomy of research participants, the investigator must provide complete ...

Follow the step-by-step instructions below to successfully prepare and submit a protocol to the IRB. Instructions below include information about single IRBs, student involvement in human subject ...

If you are submitting a grant to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) or the National Science Foundation (NSF), you may receive a notification that your study is likely to be funded and that more ...

All human subjects research connected with members of the Smith College community (either as researchers or study participants) must be reviewed and approved by the IRB prior to the initiation of the ...

All human subjects research connected with members of the Smith College community (either as researchers or study participants) must be reviewed and approved by the IRB prior to the initiation of the ...