IRB Tips of the Month!

1. USC Community please be sure to download the most recent version of the policy (December 2024). This version contains the necessary elements as per our accrediting body. For a summary of the changes that have happened since Sept 2024, please review the following sheet – Updates to Policy.

2. Please remember that information sheets and recruitment are required for most exempt studies in Section 40 in iStar. 

3. Adverse Events that are unexpected, related or possibly related, and are either serious or place subjects or others at a greater risk of harm than was previously known or recognized, must be reported to the IRB as soon as possible, but not later than 10 working days after the investigator becomes aware of the event.

4. When submitting an IRB application, please complete all protocol prompts, or indicate N/A if the section does not apply. Skipped fields will result in applications being returned without review. Additionally, please ensure all documents uploaded to the application are in Word document format (no PDFs). If a measure is only available as a PDF, the PDF can be uploaded; please specify in 40.1.