Costs and inconsistencies in US IRB review of low‐risk medical education research

ConclusionsConsidering the value of multi‐site designs to address a range of research questions, enhance participant diversity and develop representative findings, solutions must be found to counter inefficiencies of current IRB review processes for low‐risk research, such as that usually conducted in medical education. Although we acknowledge that local review is an essential protective measure for research involving identifiable communities that are uniquely susceptible to social or economic harm, this report suggests that proposals to modernise and streamline IRB review processes for low‐risk research are timely and relevant.

Source: Medical Education - May 19, 2015 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Miria Kano, Christina M Getrich, Crystal Romney, Andrew L Sussman, Robert L Williams Tags: Medical Education Research Source Type: research