If you believe you qualify for an expedited review, submit your application directly to the IRB chairperson. If you do not qualify for an exemption or an expedited review, you should complete the entire application and submit it to the chairperson or one of the other IRB members . Please follow the general format in the IRB sample consent form. The IRB meets approximately every two weeks. To have a proposal reviewed at a given meeting, your materials should be received at least four business days prior to the meeting date.
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You will receive both written and e-mail notification of the IRB's decision within a few days of the meeting. For more information on Human Subjects Research Guidelines, see the 1993 IRB Guidebook on the National Institutes of Health web site.