UM-St. Louis
Impact of Institutional Review Boards on Institutional Research Offices


1.
 Does your institution have an IRB? 

Yes No  If no, please skip to question 22.


2.
 Does your institution require approval of the following types of studies:



Internal studies involving existing records not intended for external presentation, e.g., retention studies at the school, college, or department level, faculty teaching load studies, etc.

Yes No



Reports generated by your office intended primarily for institutional use, but posted to public web sites.

Yes No



Compliance reports, e.g., IPEDS.

Yes No



Non-required national studies, e.g., NSSE, CSEQ, NSoFaS:04.

Yes No



Studies primarily for external use, e.g., conference presentations, scholarly or professional publications. 

Yes No



Other (please describe): Yes No



3.
 Does your institution require the NIH human subjects training which may be found at http://ohsr.od.nih.gov/extramural/extramural_training.html?

Yes No



If no, or your IRB requires additional training, please briefly describe the required human subjects training or provide the appropriate URL:



4.
 Does your office require researchers to provide IRB protocol numbers before providing individually identifiable data?

Yes No


5.
 The additional impact of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) has been:

No Impact Positive Negative


6.
 Number of projects your office submits for IRB approval annually.



7.
 Of the projects your office submits for IRB approval, what percentage qualify for:

Exempt Expedited Full Review


8.
 Percentage of the projects approved as originally submitted.



9.
 How frequently does your IRB meet?

Weekly Monthly Quarterly Semi-Annually Annually
Other (specify):


10.
 For research done in conjunction with another organization, does your institution require a copy of the IRB approval from the other organization?

Yes No


11.
 Is the IRB meeting schedule posted so it is accessible to the entire campus?

Yes No


12.
 Number of days prior to the scheduled IRB meeting must you submit the required paperwork for full review.



13.
 Estimated number of hours required to complete required paperwork for a project subject to:

Exempt Review Expedited Review Full Review


14.
 How timely is IRB approval for projects subject to:

Exempt Review:Excellent Good Fair Poor Not Applicable

Expedited Review:Excellent Good Fair Poor Not Applicable

Full Review:Excellent Good Fair Poor Not Applicable


15.
 Have you changed any policies or procedures related to surveys due to IRB requirements?

Yes No


16.
 Does the IRB or other organization provide training?

Yes No


17.
 Does the IRB or other organization provide pre-submission assistance?

Yes No


18.
 Does the IRB communicate with you in a timely and effective manner?

Yes No


19.
 As a principal investigator, do you understand the IRB process?

Yes No


20.
 Describe any positive aspects of the IRB process.



21.
 Describe any negative aspects of the IRB process.



22.
 Carnegie Classification


23.
 Does your institution have a medical school?

Yes No


24.
 Name of your office.



25. Organizational level where your office reports:

Chief Executive, e.g., President or Chancellor
Senior Academic Officer, e.g., Provost, Vice President, or Vice Chancellor
Other Academic Officer, e.g., Associate/Assistant Provost, Academic Vice President/Vice Chancellor
Senior Administrative Officer, e.g., Vice President or Vice Chancellor
Other Administrative Officer, e.g.,  Associate/Assistant Vice President or Vice Chancellor
Other (specify):


26.
 Your title:

Provost, Academic Vice President, or Academic Vice Chancellor
Associate/Assistant Provost, Vice President, or Vice Chancellor
Administrative Vice President or Vice Chancellor
Associate/Assistant Administrative Vice President or Vice Chancellor
Institutional Research Director or equivalent
Associate/Assistant Institutional Research Director or equivalent
Institutional Research Staff
Other (specify):


27.
 Please list additional issues related to IRBs that should be examined.



28.
 Please suggest improvements for this survey.



29.
 Optional - If you would like a copy of the findings, please provide your email address.  This will be separated from your responses.





 

 
Comments or Questions: larry_westermeyer@umsl.edu
last updated: November 9, 2003
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