Educational Requirements
Investigators and their research team members are required to complete the course in research ethics and present proof of their certification to the IRB prior to the review of their documents by the committee. For this purpose the DCH IRB adopted the NIH mandatory medical education titled "Human Participant Protection Education for Research Teams". This Internet based course may be accessed by clicking at the following address: http://cme.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/learning/humanparticipant-protections.asp Please, print out your certification and provide a copy to the IRB.
Educational Requirement for IRB committee members consists of the above-described course and the OHRP course titled "Human Subject Assurance Training". Clicking on the following address may access this Internet course: http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/ All three modules are required and can be found under Tutorial. Please print out the certification for each module and forward a copy to the IRB.
How to Reach Us
The Driscoll Children's Hospital Institutional Review Board is available to provide information and guidance to participants in clinical research studies and their families regarding their rights as Human Research Subjects. The Institutional Review Board is available to advise and inform investigators who are submitting clinical research protocols and monitor approved research activities in its jurisdiction.
Jucel Nazareno, BSN, R.N., IRB Monitor
(361) 694-4619
Fax: 361-694-5466
Institutional Review Board
Driscoll Children's Hospital
3533 South Alameda St.
Corpus Christi, TX 78411
(361) 694-5000
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