Institutional Review Board
Welcome to the home page for the Blackburn College Institutional
Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects in Research.
The Blackburn College Institutional Review Board (IRB) exists as
a safeguard to promote ethical and responsible treatment of human
subjects/participants in research. Blackburn College and federal
policies require that each project involving studies with human
subjects be reviewed to consider:
- The rights and welfare of the subjects involved,
- The appropriateness of methods used to secure informed
consent, and
- The balance of risks and potential benefits of the
investigation.
The ultimate responsibility for treatment of human research
subjects rests with the researcher and with Blackburn College.
Researcher's informed and enthusiastic participation in this process
helps to ensure a positive, ethical, and responsible climate for
scholarly research at Blackburn College.
NOTE: It is expected that all research investigators will
read all material on the IRB website and fully complete the
application for IRB approval. The IRB will provide IRB members and
research investigators with more information regarding the
protection of human subjects upon request.
Due to Federal Regulations, the IRB is requiring that students,
faculty, and researchers obtain a certificate from a tutorial
regarding research with human subjects. This may be obtained from
the following online site:
OHRP-
http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/
- Go to Educational Resources/QI and select “Online Training”
for Human Subject Assurance Training
- Login
- Select “Investigator Responsibilities and Informed Consent”
- Complete this section and print your certification of Human
Subject Assurance online training, Module 2. (Retain a copy for
your files)
At the recommendation of OHRP, the board is requiring that
students, faculty, and researchers read The
Belmont Report.
This is kept on file at the Institutional Research Office.
The final recommendation for the IRB is a requirement that all
students, faculty, and researchers read the ethical principals for
research with human subjects from their respective disciplines.
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