LSUHSC-NO’s Human Subject Protection Program and Institutional Review Board (IRB) are responsible for reviewing all research projects involving the use of human subjects with the purpose of protecting the rights and welfare of individuals participating in those projects. It is the policy of LSUHSC-NO that all projects involving human beings and/or information or tissue collected from human beings must be presented to the IRB for a determination whether: 1) The project is human subjects research, 2) The human subjects research project can be given Exempt status under the regulations, or 3) The human subjects research project must have IRB review, approval, and continued oversight.

IRB Policies and Procedures

• IRB Policies and Procedures Guidebook

IRB Forms

• Consent Form Template  (5/08)   *New*

       ○  Consent Form Instructions   *New*

• IRB Application Form

• IRB Re-Application Form

• Local Serious Adverse Event Reporting Form

• Non-Local Serious Adverse Event Reporting Form

• Notification of Protocol Deviations/Violations Form

Educational Resource Links

• The Belmont Report

• Food And Drug Administration (FDA)

• Office of Human Research Protections

• Code of Federal Regulations

• NIH-IRB Self-Tutorial on Human Subjects Protection

• AAMC Research Compliance Resources