May 2025

The Organization requires completion of the human subject research protection training. The training will include completion of the online compliance training modules: Human Subjects Research-Biomedical Research Training for IRB Members, Conflict of Interest and Commitment, and Health Privacy Issues for Researchers. All IRB members must complete re-certification within 3 years of their initial HSR compliance date, and then complete re-certification every 3 years. In addition, each new primary member, alternate member, or Chair must complete the JHM IRB Orientation program, which will be conducted by the IRB Education and Training Manager.  The compliance training modules and orientation program must be completed prior to attending a JHM IRB meeting as a voting member.  JHM IRB members and alternate members will be trained in convened and expedited review procedures and regulatory criteria and may not serve as a reviewer until the JHM IRB Chair for their committee determines that they have adequate experience and may be added to the designated reviewer list.  JHM IRB members will be provided with training materials and resources to assist with their reviews.  JHM IRB Chairs and members will be provided with an opportunity to participate in local or national educational events which focus on human subject protection issues.

The IO will periodically assess the performance of individual members and will ask members to evaluate the performance of the Chairs and Co-Chairs. These assessments will be conducted by IRB member evaluation surveys.  After review of the IRB member evaluation surveys, the IO and Associate Dean for Human Research Protections will provide feedback to the IRB Chairs/Co-Chairs on evaluation results at a meeting of the IRB Chairs and the Chairs will share evaluation results with IRB members at a Board meeting.Individual performance meetings will be held in the event of any significant issues relating to the performance of individual committee members or Chairs/Co-Chairs and may include the IRB Chairs, Associate Dean for Human Research Protections and IO as needed.  Any adjustment in membership will be determined in the Spring of each year and as otherwise necessary.

Continuing education of IRB members shall be conducted periodically and may occur at the time of the scheduled convened IRB meetings or by invitation to participate in training opportunities offered by the HRPP.  The continuing education will include updates on regulatory and review process topics.  The IO will convene a retreat annually for IRB members and senior staff as part of the continuing education.