We are pleased to announce that the IRB will soon be rolling out an updated Informed Consent Form (ICF) template to support your study submissions.

Many of you may remember that we previously offered a consent template but discontinued it some time ago. We’ve heard strong and consistent feedback from investigators and study teams that a standardized template would be helpful. We listened—and we’re excited to bring it back.

This new template has been developed to:

• Promote clarity and consistency in consent documents
• Align with current regulatory expectations and best practices
• Reduce back-and-forth during IRB review
• Make it easier for participants to understand study information

We encourage you to consider using the template for upcoming submissions. Use of the template is not required, but we anticipate it will help streamline both drafting and review.