The IRB review process is changing as of April 30, 2007.

• Pre-Review FAQ’s
• Tips to Submit a Complete Application
• New Pre-Review Deadlines

New Study, Renewal, and Amendment applications will be assigned to the IRB staff for a pre-review. However, a board date will not be assigned to the study until any necessary pre-board revisions have been completed. This means a study will no longer automatically be assigned to a board date when the Principal Investigator clicks “Submit.”

Pre-board revisions must be completed and received by a designated deadline in order to be considered for a given board date. These deadlines are different from the deadlines used previously, but will still occur on a designated Monday at Noon.

This change has been made to help studies move faster through the board review, because many problems will be resolved before the board review process. This will also help prevent incomplete applications from being reviewed prematurely and subsequently tabled by the board. Additionally, it will be less likely that the study will have post-board revisions, allowing the study to be approved quickly after the board review date.