Institutional Review Board

Purpose

The Institutional Review Board examines all human subjects research proposals developed by students and faculty at The Chicago School. This review focuses on minimizing risks to participants, ensuring voluntary participation, and protecting participant’s privacy and confidentiality. The mission statement of The Chicago School’s IRB is as follows:

The Institutional Review Board (IRB) will review and certify conformance of applications for research with human participants conducted by The Chicago School faculty and students. This review will be conducted to reflect the ethical principles outlined in 45 CFR 46 (the “Common Rule”). The IRB will also review and certify conformance of applications for research involving The Chicago School students, staff, and faculty or conducted on university grounds and extensions campuses. The IRB will encourage and foster ethical research at The Chicago School. 

Resources

IRB News and Updates

IRB Canvas Shell: If you have any questions about your research or information that the IRB is looking for in applications, please visit our IRB resource café on Canvas. The Canvas course shell is under IRB Training and Guidance https://tcsedsystem.instructure.com/courses/945. If you do not have access, please reach out to the IRB office at irb@thechicagoschoo​l.edu. 

IRB Pre-Submission Meetings: The IRB continues to offer pre-submission meetings to all researchers prior to completing and submitting their IRB applications. During these meetings, the IRB staff will go over recruitment and consent form documents with researchers. In addition, a consult will be performed to explain how these documents can be used to assist in the completion of the full IRB application. If you want to sign up for a pre-submission meeting, please email the IRB at [email protected]. Please be sure to include the draft of your recruitment and consent form documents with request.  

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