| What is an IRB? |
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| – | An
Institutional Review Board (IRB) is a ‘group formally |
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| appointed
by an institution to review and approve |
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| biomedical
research involving human subjects’ |
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| – | Charged
with administering Federally mandated |
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| regulations
for Protection of Human Subjects |
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| – | A
typical IRB must have at least five members with |
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| varying
expertise and perspectives |
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| – | Membership
of IRB is federally mandated to achieve |
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| the
following: |
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| · | Necessary
expertise |
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| · | Independence |
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| · | Balanced
representation of multiple interests |
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| Content adapted
from the Columbia University GCP Training Course 2001 |