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Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects (IRB)
Contact Person:
Gayle Anderson
(207) 581-1498
Students, employees, and agents of the
University who conduct research involving human subjects must comply with
the University Policy and Procedures for the Protection of Human Subjects
of Research. These procedures exist for the rights and welfare of the
people who participate in UMaine research. No systematic investigation of
information obtained by observing or interacting with people, or by
collecting and examining any form of identifiable private information
about people, may be conducted until: 1) A unit review committee has
reviewed the research protocol and determined that the project is exempt
from further review, or, 2) the Protection of Human Subjects Review Board
has approved the research protocol.
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Application Form for Approval of Research with Human Subjects (PDF): The application form for
requesting approval from the IRB for research with human subjects. |
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Deadlines: The deadline
for submitting applications for approval is the
first Friday of the month |
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Exemption Categories:
Listing of research activities that may be exempt from further
review. |
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Expedited Review Categories:
Categories of research that may be reviewed by the IRB through an
expedited review procedure. |
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Graduate School Policy (PDF): Graduate students and faculty
advisors, please read section 10.2.3 (page 38)
Human Subjects Approval , from the Graduate School's
Policies and Regulations. |
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Guidelines for Class Projects: These guidelines
are intended to assist instructors in determining when class
projects meet the definition of research with human subjects and
require review by either a Human Subjects Unit Review Committee
(i.e., Unit Review Committee) or by the University of Maine's
Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects
(i.e., IRB). |
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Information about Oral History Activities:
Information to assist individuals in
determining when/if oral history activities require human subjects
review. |
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Informed Consent Information and Sample Document (PDF): Information about
the informed consent process, requirements, and a sample document. |
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Membership:
Current membership listing. |
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Policy Concerning the Protection of Human Subjects of Research
(PDF):
All persons involved with human subjects research
should read this Policy. |
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REQUIRED TRAINING:
All personnel named in an existing or new “Application for
Approval of Research with Human Subjects” (whether submitted to a Unit Review
Committee or the Full Board) must complete a web-based tutorial on the
protection of human subjects. A LISTING OF THOSE WHO HAVE MET THE REQUIREMENT
IS AVAILABLE HERE. |
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Unit Review Committees:
Several UMaine Colleges have Unit Review
Committees that are authorized to determine whether research is
exempt from further review requirements. |
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Useful
Websites:
Links to federal
policy, guidelines, resources, etc. |
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What is HIPAA?: HIPAA is the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act. If investigators gather,
generate, access, or share subjects' personal health information,
the research may be subject to the Privacy Rule (a Federal
regulation under HIPAA). |
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