All Faculties/Colleges/Schools are required to form Delegated Ethics Review Committees for the purposes of conducting ethics review of relevant research ethics protocols.
For those Faculties/Colleges/Schools that are larger or have multiple disparate disciplines, departmental level committees may be more efficient and effective for the review of discipline specific research ethics protocols. It is at the discretion of the Faculty/College/School to decide whether delegated ethics review can be undertaken by a single Faculty/College/School level review committee or multiple departmental level committees are most appropriate to meet their needs. However, all programs must have a committee to which it can submit protocols for review and approval.
To support the delegated review process, the Office of Research Ethics has created the following documents that provide assistance to Delegated Ethics Review Committee members as well as administrative staff supporting them:
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Training for all Delegated Ethics Review Committees is provided by the Office of Research Ethics at scheduled training sessions in the fall or individually by contacting ORE and requesting a training session.