Engagement
In research done by Â鶹¹û¶³ faculty, staff or students, Â鶹¹û¶³ may not be considered engaged in the research according to the .
In general, Â鶹¹û¶³ is considered engaged in a particular non-exempt human subjects research project when its employees or agents for the purposes of the research project obtain: (1) data about the subjects of the research through intervention or interaction with them; (2) identifiable private information about the subjects of the research; or (3) the informed consent of human subjects for the research.
If the IRB chair makes a determination that Â鶹¹û¶³ is not engaged in the research, then the primary investigator will be notified in writing.
If Â鶹¹û¶³ is determined to be engaged in research that has one or more connections to other institutions that also have Institutional Review Boards (an “outside IRB”), a reciprocal review may be granted.
This policy is intended to cover when the Â鶹¹û¶³ IRB may defer to an approval of research granted by an outside IRB, rather than conducting an independent review. It shall only apply when an outside IRB has formally approved a research project, and not when review is pending or incomplete.
Off-Campus Researcher Policy
It is the policy of the Â鶹¹û¶³ IRB that all research that will involve Â鶹¹û¶³ staff, students, facilities and/or name should have a Â鶹¹û¶³ co-investigator. Use the following decision tree for further direction. Any questions can be directed to irb@samford.edu.
