Research Compliance

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• Office of Research & Technology Transfer

• UT Tyler
• Office of Research & Technology Transfer
• Research Compliance
• Institutional Review Board

Institutional Review Board (IRB)

Office of Research and Technology Transfer

The purpose of the UT Tyler IRB is to review research proposals that involves human beings before the research is initiated in order to facilitate ethically-conducted research for the protection of human subjects. Proposals are reviewed based on the ethical principles outlined in the Belmont Report: beneficence, justice, and respect for persons. The principles are reflected as standards of practice in the Code of Federal Regulations established by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Title 45.

Office of Human Research Protection Information

• Policy and Guidance
• DHHS Home Page

 

Training Modules: Protection of Human Subjects in Research

IMPORTANT: All PIs and Co-Investigators must complete the following on-line training modules before any IRB submissions are approved.

• Module 1: Historical and Ethical Issues
• Module 2: The Basics
• Module 3: Vulnerable Research Populations
• Module 4: Informed Consent
• Module 5: HIPAA
• Module 6: IRB Review
• Module 7: Ongoing Protections Post IRB Approval
• Module 8: International Research IRB Approval

 

IRB Handbook

Handbook Table of Contents Policies

Responsibility and Scope of the UT Tyler IRB

Responsibilities of the Principal Investigator

Types of Reviews by the UT Tyler IRB

Decisions of IRB Reviews

Submissions of Proposals

Procedures for Investigating and Reporting Incidents of Research Misconduct and Non-Compliance

Suspension/Termination of Investigations

Unanticipated Problems or Adverse Event/Death

Policy on Management of Human Subject Complaints and Assurance of Confidentiality

Informed Consent

HIPPA Privacy Rule Policy in Research

UT Tyler HIPAA Requirements

Policy on Protection of Pregnant Women, Human Fetuses and Neonates in Research

Protection of Prisoners in Research

Policy on Informed Consent of Children

Protection of Children involved in Research

Compliance and Monitoring

Unaffiliated Investigator Agreement

External Reviews Conducted by the University of Texas at Tyler Institutional Review Board

The University of Texas at Tyler Institutional Review Board Review of IRB Policies, procedures and Forms

Policy on Student Course-Related Research Projects

Information for IRB Members

General Information for IRB Members

IRB Member Agreement

Streamlining IRB Meetings: What You Can Do?

IRB Links to Forms

Download: PDF

Forms

Please contact the IRB Chair, Dr. Gloria Duke, with any questions regarding which form to submit.

• IRB Modification Request Form
• IRB Adverse Event Report Form
• IRB Progress Report Form  (Note: this form is for study Continuation or Discontinuation)
• IRB Dean-Chair Approval of Study Form
• IRB Exempt Research Application Form
• IRB Expedited Research Application Form
• IRB Full Board Review Application Form
• IRB Informed Consent Template
• IRB Member Agreement Form
• IRB Research Misconduct and Non-Compliance Form
• IRB Photo and Video Release Form
• HIPAA Research Participant Authorization to use Protected Health Information
• HIPAA Application for Protected Health Information Use
• HIPAA Request for Approval or Waiver of Authorization to use Protected Health Information

 

2014-15 IRB Members

• Gloria Duke, PhD, Chair, Nursing
• Leonard Brown, PhD, Computer Science
• Danita Alfred, PhD,  Nursing
• Randall Ator (external member)
• Dennis Combs, PhD,  Psychology
• Carla Reichard, PhD, ORTT
• David Strong, PhD, Literature & Languages
• Andrew Schmitt, PhD, Psychology
• John Clark, PhD, Criminal Justice
• Justin Velten, PhD, Communication
• Paul McGaha, MD (external member)
• Rauf Arif, PhD, Communication