WHAT DO I DO TO APPLY TO THE HSC TO REVIEW MY RESEARCH?

The UW-Parkside Human Subjects Committee has set a meeting schedule for the Spring 2008 semester.  The meetings have been scheduled as follows:

The procedure to request approval of your human subject research is as follows:

1. Your request must be received a minimum of two weeks before the scheduled meeting date.
   
2. Click here to download the "Request for Approval of Human Subject Research" (word document)
   
3. Send completed request form and proposal to Kim Brudny, WYLL 343

You will be notified by email regarding the approval of your project.
To be absolutely sure you don’t run into any obstacles, you would be safest if you give yourself AT LEAST ONE FULL MONTH before you need to start your research; you CANNOT start data collection without having already received HSC approval, or designation as exempt research.  

WHAT HAPPENS IF MY PROJECT NEEDS TO LAST MORE THAN ONE YEAR?
The Federal Common Rule specifies that ongoing research has to be reviewed at least once a year. If more than minimal risk to subjects is involved in the research, or for any other reason, the HSC could in fact specify that the project must be reviewed in less than one year. About 30 days before the end of the initial review period, investigators doing non-exempt research will receive notification that their approval is about to expire. If the research is still active, then they should reply with a request to renew the approval. This is the investigator’s responsibility to pursue. If he or she fails to respond before the approval lapses, the investigator must cease any ongoing research interventions with subjects and must not accrue any more subjects to the project.

 

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