IRB

Institutional Review Board

The Bryan College of Health Science’s Institutional Review Board (IRB) is a federally registered board composed of members from a variety of scientific disciplines and the community. The IRB is charged with protecting the rights and welfare of human subjects in accordance with the Health and Human Services Regulations for the Protection of Human Subjects (45 Code of Federal Regulation Part 46). All research projects or studies that involve humans as participants require approval by an appropriate IRB prior to initiation of data collection. The Bryan College of Health Science’s IRB reviews and approves all projects or studies conducted within the college and undertaken by faculty, students, or anyone affiliated with the college. All projects or studies involving human subjects are reviewed to ensure full compliance with federal regulations, institutional policies, and the protection of the rights and welfare of human subjects.

Institutional Review Board Bylaws

View the Institutional Review Board Bylaws

2026 Institutional Review Board Meeting Dates

Deadlines for
Proposal Submissions

IRB Monthly Meeting Date
December 25, 2025 January 8, 2026
January 29, 2026 February 12, 2026
February 26, 2026 March 12, 2026
March 26, 2026 April 9, 2026
April 30, 2026 May 14, 2026
May 28, 2026 June 11, 2026
June 25, 2026 July 9, 2026
July 30, 2026 August 13, 2026
August 27, 2026 September 10, 2026
September 24, 2026 October 8, 2026
October 29, 2026 November 12, 2026
November 26, 2026 December 10, 2024

2025 Institutional Review Board Meeting Dates

Deadlines for
Proposal Submissions

IRB Monthly Meeting Date
December 26, 2024 January 9, 2025
January 30, 2025 February 13, 2025
February 27, 2025 March 13, 2025
March 27, 2025 April 10, 2025
April 24, 2025 May 8, 2025
May 29, 2025 June 12, 2025
June 26, 2025 July 10, 2025
July 31, 2025 August 14, 2025
August 29, 2025 September 11, 2025
September 25, 2025 October 9, 2025
October 30, 2025 November 13, 2025
November 27, 2025 December 11, 2025

IRB Contact Information:

IRB@bryanhealthcollege.edu

IRB Chair: Shannon Pecka, PhD, CRNA

IRB Secretary: Amy Knobbe, PhD

Application Information

Application Guidebook

IRB Forms and Templates

Adult Consent Form (Fillable Form)

Adult Consent Form Template (Instructions)

Annual Review Template

Assent Form (Instructions)

Change in Protocol Form

Confidentiality Agreement for Qualitative Transcriptionist

Faculty Approval Form

FERPA Release of Information for Research Form

Final Review Template

Parental Consent Form (Instructions)

Recruitment Materials Template

Request for Review (Fillable Form)

Request for Review Submission Template (Instructions)

Unanticipated Problem/Adverse Event Reporting Form