IRB Scope and Responsibilities

The UH Institutional Review Board (IRB) reviews all human subject research protocols that originate from:

1. University Hospitals and Center for Clinical Research staff members,
2. the departments housed in the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine,
3. the School of Nursing, Dentistry or any other department that involves patients or personnel of the hospital, as well as,
4. all projects involving the hospital's patients or personnel, regardless of sponsor, and
5. selected proposals as requested by the Case Western Reserve University IRB.

• Statement of Compliance (PDF)

Meeting Dates and Submission Deadlines

The IRB meets every Tuesday (except holidays) at 3:30. There are two separate boards that meet every 2 weeks. The deadline for protocol submission is 10 days before the meeting date.

• IRB Meeting Dates 2009 (PDF)
• IRB Meeting Dates 2010 (PDF)
• IRB Roster M Committee 2009 (Word .doc)
• IRB Roster J Committee 2009 (Word .doc)