RAND Corporation Report on IRB Demographics and Function

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In August, the RAND Corporation, a policy research organization, released the first comprehensive profile of IRB demographics and function in 20 years: a “Profile of Institutional Review Board Characteristics Prior to the 2019 Implementation of the Revised Common Rule.” The report investigates questions about IRB practices, efficiency, and effectiveness on the cusp of implementation of the revised federal regulations, including single IRB review. (In December of 2017, PRIM&R helped get the word out to potential survey respondents.) Read more

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From PI to IRB Administrator: Lessons Learned

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26 Jul

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PRIM&R invited members of our Emerging Professionals Working Group (EPWG) to write about topics of relevance to their work and to the research ethics community. In this post, Sarah Luery describes her experience as a principal investigator (PI) and master’s student submitting to the IRB, and shares tips (now as an IRB Administrator) to demystify the IRB process. Read more