Western Institutional Review Board

Western IRB (WIRB), an independent commercial IRB located in Olympia, WA, has been contracted to act as one of UMDNJ's IRBs to review, approve and monitor industry-sponsored human subjects research.

All submissions to WIRB must go through the UMDNJ Human Subjects Protection Program.

Criteria for submission of studies for review by WIRB:

Study is industry-sponsored, that is, the industry sponsor has written the protocol, is funding the research, and will monitor the conduct of the study.
The research will be conducted at a UMDNJ performance site.
The investigator(s) is (are) UMDNJ employees
The investigator(s) is (are) in good standing with the UMDNJ Campus IRB (e.g., no compliance issues, no expired studies, etc.)

Guidelines, Procedures and Policies

Circumstances Requiring Review of Protocols by a UMDNJ IRB

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Who may be a Principal Investigator for Human Subjects Research

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Procedures for Submission to WIRB

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WIRB Submission Checklist

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Billing Procedure

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Fee Schedule

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Reporting adverse events and unanticipated problems

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Continuation Review Process

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Modification Process

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Community Representation

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UMDNJ Application for Initial Review by WIRB

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WIRB forms and other information
http://www.wirb.com

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