Why have a scientific pre-review and change in the sign-off process?
In preparation for accreditation review of the UTHSC-Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects (CPHS), the UTHSC has implemented changes to the iRIS procedures. Scientific pre-review is being implemented to incorporate requirements of the Institute of Medicine and the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP). These requirements state that studies involving human subjects must meet scientific standards for study design and conduct. Thus, the procedures of the UTHSC CPHS have been modified resulting in two changes for faculty and students: addition of a scientific pre-review for proposals and inclusion of a ‘designated departmental’ signature for proposals. Which proposals need scientific pre-review? All new proposal submissions are subject to a scientific pre-review unless they have undergone independent scientific peer-review by a granting agency with recognized standards for peer-review (as determined by the Office of Research), are being c
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