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IRB
Institutional Review Board

FWA00001669

Norma Epley
Assistant Director

Henry Zych
Coordinator


Questions? Please Contact Us!

Participants in research, researchers, and others who have questions, problems or concerns, who want to obtain information, or who want to offer input should feel free to contact the USF IRB Staff.

Send Us Your Feedback!

Mailing Address:
12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., MDC35
Tampa, FL 33612-4799

Office Location:
3702 Spectrum Blvd.
Suite 155
USF Research Park
Tampa, FL
Map

Phone:
(813) 974-5638
Fax: (813) 974-5618

Phone and E-mail Directory


Board Meeting Schedule


Board Rosters (PDF)
IRB 01 A
IRB 01 B
IRB 01 C
IRB 01 D
IRB 02
Ex-Officio & Administrative



Quick Start Guide

If you are new to human subject research at USF or are unsure about what to do next, this guide will help you find your way through the IRB system.



Application Forms and Templates
    :: Applications and Forms (01 & 02)
    :: Informed Consent Templates (01 & 02)
    :: Veterans Administration

Education - Human Subject Protections
    :: Course Descriptions
    :: Schedule and Registration for Live Courses
    :: General Request for CE Credit
    :: Mandatory Investigator Education Policy
    :: HIPAA Education

Federal Documents
    :: Belmont Report
    :: Federalwide Assurance - OHRP Approval of USF IRBs
    :: Federalwide Assurance - Terms (OHRP Web Site)
    :: Title 21 CFR - FDA Regulations
    :: Title 21 CFR Part 50 - FDA Policy on Informed Consent
    :: Title 21 CFR Part 50D - FDA: Additional Safeguards for Children
    :: Title 21 CFR Part 56 - FDA Policy on IRBs
    :: Title 38 CFR Part 16 - Veterans Affairs Protection of Human Subjects
    :: Title 45 CFR Part 46 - DHHS Policy on IRBs

Federal Agencies
    :: Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
    :: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
    :: Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP) > FAQs
    :: Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP) > Guidance
    :: Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP) > Resources
    :: Office of Human Subjects Research (OHSR)
    :: Office of Research Integrity (ORI)
    :: President's Council on Bioethics
      -- Replaces National Bioethics Advisory Commission

Information Guides
    :: Quick Start Guide
    :: Coded Private Information on Biological Specimens (OHRP Guidance)
    :: Conflict of Interest in Research Program
    :: Documentation for Studies as Recommended by QA
    :: Exempted Categories
    :: Expedited Review Categories (OHRP Guidance)
    :: FDA Information Sheets and Guidance
    :: Forms Instructions
    :: HIPAA Program
    :: Informed Consent for In Vitro Diagnostic
        Device Studies Using Leftover Human
        Specimens that Are Not Individually
        Identifiable (FDA Guidance)
    :: Informed Consent, Required Elements of
    :: Investigator Responsibility Certification
    :: Off-Site Research
    :: Protocol Guidelines
    :: Quick Reference Guide
    :: Readability Test via MS Word Spell Check

Newsletter Archive
    :: News Highlights

Other References
    :: Association of Clinical Research Professionals
    :: Bioethics, Seventh USF Symposium on - Reference articles from the conference
    :: Declaration of Helsinki
    :: International Research - OHRP Compilation of regulations, guidelines, and Websites for foreign countries & international agencies [pdf]
    :: IRB Forum
    :: Nuremberg Code
    :: Online Ethics Center for Engineering and Science
    :: PRIM&R - Public Responsibility in Medicine & Research
    :: President's Apology to Survivor's of Tuskegee Syphilis Study
    :: Time Line for Significant Events in Evolution of Ethics

Policies and Procedures Manual

Quality Assurance
    :: Documentation for Studies Recommended by QA

WIRB - Western Institutional Review Board


All Children's Electronic Submission



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June 3rd

June 3rd



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Division of Research Integrity & Compliance
Mail: 12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd, MDC35, Tampa, FL 33612-4799   Phone: (813) 974-5638  Fax: (813) 974-5618

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Direct questions or comments about this Web site to jarnaldi@research.usf.edu  Last updated: May 14, 2008