How do I determine the various categories of members for the Institutional Review Board (IRB) or Independent Ethics Committee (IEC) roster?
The following are some general guidelines to assist you in composing the Institutional Review Board (IRB) or Independent Ethics Committee (IEC) membership roster. Scientist/Nonscientist – Members whose training, background, and occupation would incline them to view scientific activities from the standpoint of someone within a behavioral or biomedical research discipline should be considered a scientist, while members whose training, background, and occupation would incline them to view research activities from a standpoint outside of any biomedical or behavioral scientific discipline should be considered a nonscientist. In addition, the IRB/IEC must have members with sufficient knowledge of the specific scientific discipline(s) relevant to the research that it reviews. Affiliation – An employee or agent of the organization registering the IRB/IEC (or a member of that person’s immediate family) is considered affiliated. Affiliated members include, but are not limited to individuals who
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- How is Hope College’s HSRB different from an Institutional Review Board (IRB), an Independent Ethics Committee (IEC), or an Ethical Review Board (ERB)?
- How do I determine the various categories of members for the Institutional Review Board (IRB) or Independent Ethics Committee (IEC) roster?
- What if my institution does not have an internal Institutional Review Board (IRB) or Independent Ethics Committee (IEC)?
