Institutional Review Board

Institutional Review Board (IRB)

Membership

IRB Meeting Dates

Policies and Procedures

Guidelines and Information

Submitting Materials (New IRB submission process as of 3/15/2011)

The IRB Role in Indian Communities

Contact

Guidelines and Information

Guidelines and Information for Researchers…

Guidelines for Researchers, including researcher responsibilities, components of the research proposal, working with tribes and IHS, and a flowchart of the Portland Area IHS IRB (PDF)
Developing a Protocol (PDF)
Sample Research Protocol (PDF)
Sample Protocol Submission Letter to the Portland Area IHS IRB (PDF)
Sample Institution IRB Approval (PDF)
Sample IHS Service Unit Letter of Support (PDF)
Sample Tribal Business Council Resolution (PDF)
Sample Consent Forms (PDF)
IHS IRB Checklist (PDF)
IHS IRB Status Report and Annual Renewal Application Report (PDF)
The Role of Tribal Government in Regulating Research (PDF)
The Protection of Potential Individual Volunteers and Tribal Communities in Research Involving the Indian Health Service (PDF)
What are the Possible Harms in Genetic Research? (Microsoft Word)
What are the Possible Benefits in Genetic Research? (Microsoft Word)

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Institutional Review Board

Guidelines and Information

Guidelines and Information for Researchers…

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