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The MTSU Institutional Review Board is a committee designed to approve, monitor, and review any research involving humans. The aim of the IRB is to protect the rights and welfare of the research subjects.

• This web site is designed to guide you through the process of obtaining approval for human subject research. See the FAQ for general questions. The Decision Guide can help you answer questions such as: Am I involved in research? Does the research involve Human Subjects? Should I apply for Exempt, Expedited or Full review? The Education Requirements page will link you to a page where you can obtain certification to conduct research involving human subjects. See IRB Forms to download the most current applications, final/progress reports, template consent forms and other important documents.

  IRB NEWS

• The Application Submission process has changed!
  The compliance office is now accepting online submissions only! Faculty may simply email their application and forms as attachments to compliance@mtsu.edu. Students must first email to their faculty mentor, then the faculty member will email to the compliance office with a statement showing that they approve of the application. Paper submissions will only be accepted under certain circumstances discussed prior to submission.

  
  Online Human subjects Training can be completed at www.citiprogram.org
  
  

  
  New Docushare login link for Committee Members: http://cgsapp01.fsa.mtsu.edu/docushare/dsweb/Login Check with the compliance office for username and passwords.

• • Applications and forms have been revised. You will find the new version on the IRB Forms page. Whenever applying to the IRB please always download the most recent forms.
    
    March 11, 2009: Confirmation was received from the OHRP that the form to Request a Waiver or Alteration of Consent does not need to be submitted for Exempt Review studies. We no longer require the form for any Exempt Review studies. We will continue to require it for Expedited and Full Review when you wish to request not obtaining written informed consent or when altering some of the required elements of consent.

  HHS Announces Proposal to Improve Rules Protecting Human Research Subjects

  Changes under consideration would ensure the highest standards of protections for human subjects involved in research, while enhancing effectiveness of oversight

  The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced that the federal government is contemplating various ways of enhancing the regulations overseeing research on human subjects. Before making changes to the regulations - which have been in place since 1991and are often referred to as the Common Rule - the government is seeking the public's input on an array of issues related to the ethics, safety, and oversight of human research. The changes under consideration can be found in an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM), Human Subjects Research Protections: Enhancing Protections for Research Subjects and Reducing Burden, Delay, and Ambiguity for Investigators, published in the July 25 Federal Register. ;The proposed changes are designed to strengthen protections for human research subjects.

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  New Docushare login link for Committee Members: http://cgsapp01.fsa.mtsu.edu/docushare/dsweb/Login Check with the compliance office for username and passwords.

• Applications and forms have been revised. You will find the new version on the IRB Forms page. Whenever applying to the IRB please always download the most recent forms.
  
  The application submission process has changed...... ;
  

March 11, 2009: Confirmation was received from the OHRP that the form to Request a Waiver or Alteration of Consent does not need to be submitted for Exempt Review studies. We no longer require the form for any Exempt Review studies. We will continue to require it for Expedited and Full Review when you wish to request not obtaining written informed consent or when altering some of the required elements of consent.

If you need to report a study related injury, or if you have questions, please contact the Compliance Office at compliance@mtsu.edu or 494-8918.

If you have any concerns regarding integrity and ethics in research and scholarship at MTSU, please do not hesitate to call (615) 494-8918 or e-mail compliance@mtsu.edu. The confidentiality of anyone who contacts the office will be protected under the Whistleblower Protection Act. Working together we will promote the highest standard of integrity and ethics in research and scholarship.

Compliance Office
2269 Middle TN Blvd
Sam H. Ingram Bldg. 011B
Box 134
Murfreesboro, TN 37132
PH: 615-494-8918
FX: 615-898-5028
Email: Compliance@mtsu.edu