How do I obtain information on conducting research projects using medical students as subjects?
For research studies in which medical students are being recruited as subjects, including surveys of medical students, the School of Medicine’s Research on Medical Students (ROMS) Review Committee must review the proposed research plan before it can be submitted to the University of Pittsburgh Institutional Review Board (IRB). This review includes examination of how medical students will be recruited, and be involved, in the study, and how the study will fit within the conduct of the medical school curriculum. The goal of this requirement is to balance the needs of researchers with the interests and availability of the medical students being solicited as research subjects. For this review, investigators are asked to submit their draft IRB proposal along with any supporting documents that will shed light on what any one medical student would experience as being part of the project. The submission is then reviewed by the ROMS Review Committee. Reviews are typically conducted within 2-3 w
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