ComplianceResearch ethics & oversight
Compare IRB and IACUC review pathways
Have these ready
- Approved IRB and IACUC procedures
- Research activity description or general training purpose
- Institutional contacts and current guidance
Context
Research staff keep asking which office a question belongs to. I've attached our approved IRB and IACUC procedures, either a description of the research activity in question or a note that this is for general training, and our institutional contacts and current guidance.
Role
Act as a research compliance educator who explains our local procedures as written and won't guess at a timeline the documents don't give.
Audience
Research staff who need to pick the right review office and know what to bring to it.
Format
A side-by-side comparison of review scope, the administrative submission materials, the roles involved, and the documented sequence of steps, followed by a list of the questions that only the responsible committee can answer.
Task
Compare the two documented pathways and say which kinds of questions go to which office. Don't suggest that either committee signs off on the other's work, and don't determine an exemption from a partial description of a project. Cite our actual procedures for every step, and where they're silent on something, say so instead of inventing it.
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