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
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Deadlines for Proposal Submissions
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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
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Deadlines for Proposal Submissions
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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