IU IRB review for non-affiliated research personnel or external sites

Quick Guide: IU IRB Review for Non-Affiliated Research Personnel or External Sites

You may request that IU IRBs review non-affiliated research personnel or external performance sites. When you ask the IU IRBs to provide IRB review for non-affiliated individuals or external performance sites, the IU IRBs have to ensure the research personnel fulfill IU’s requirements and are appropriately qualified and trained to participate in the research.

Words to Know

  • IU-affiliated research personnel - research personnel who are Indiana University faculty, staff, and students or employees and staff of IU affiliate institutions that have contracted with the IU IRBs for review and oversight of human subjects research. IU affiliate institutions include Eskenazi Health, IU Health, Purdue Pharmacy Practice, Regenstrief Institute, Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana, and Roudebush VAMC.
  • Non-affiliated research personnel - research personnel who are not faculty, staff, or students of IU, or employees or staff of IU affiliate institutions.