May 2025

The Organization has several internal IRBs.  Members on each IRB are allowed to serve as an alternate for members of any of the internal IRBs in the same area of expertise.

Alternate members who are not a primary member of any of the internal IRBs are appointed by the Vice Dean for Clinical Investigation and shall receive the same membership training as primary members.  

All alternate IRB members will be listed on the official IRB lists submitted to the Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP). 

Alternate members who attend a convened meeting shall be identified in minutes of the meeting.  For a meeting that an alternate member is required to attend because of the absence of a primary member of the IRB, the alternate member will prepare for the meeting by reviewing the studies on the agenda, raise issues at the meeting as needed, and vote as a member of the IRB.