The Medical College of Ohio assumes responsibility for safeguarding the rights and welfare of human subjects at risk in all research activities conducted under the auspices of this institution. This requirement will, at times, entail review of projects by the IRB of two or more institutions, for example, when an MCO faculty member is involved, as a co-investigator, in studies involving human subjects at another institution or wishes to access records at or obtain materials from another institution. Projects not supported by external funding or supported by non-federal sponsors must be reviewed by the same procedures as federally sponsored projects.
Interaction includes communication or interpersonal contact between investigator and subject.
The MCO IRB must follow these specifications for designating the review type to remain in compliance with our Assurance. These forms may be obtained from the MCO Research Office website . See World Wide Web URL at the end of this policy for the list of types of research which might receive expedited review. Investigators do not have the authority to make an independent determination that research involving human subjects is exempt from the review process. Any review or use, for the purpose of research, of medical records information at Medical College Hospitals and clinics must receive prior approval of the MCO IRB and authorization by the Medical Record.