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Development of a Health Professions Education Research-Specific Institutional Review Board Template.

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DeMeo, SD; Nagler, A; Heflin, MT
Published in: Acad Med
February 2016

PROBLEM: Health professions education (HPE) has become a core component of the mission of academic health centers (AHCs) nationwide. The volume of HPE research projects being reviewed has increased, presenting new challenges for institutional review boards (IRBs). As HPE research becomes increasingly sophisticated in its design and methods, IRBs and researchers alike have a duty to better understand its unique characteristics. Researchers must be better able to conceptualize and describe their research to IRBs, and IRBs should be able to provide timely review and assure protection of research subjects (or participants). APPROACH: The creation of HPE research-specific IRB templates may be one way to improve the interactions between education researchers and IRBs. This report describes the development and early implementation of an HPE research-specific IRB template at Duke University from 2013 to 2014. OUTCOMES: Early adopters have noted increased ease of preparation and submission, while IRB staff have reported improved proposal clarity and more attention to protecting learners as research participants. Focus during educational or training sessions about the new template has shifted-from merely a description of the new submission process to a more comprehensive education series that includes discussion of regulatory definitions, examination of case studies, and opportunity for audience feedback. NEXT STEPS: Continued collection of quantitative and qualitative data regarding the implementation of this IRB template will help its developers more precisely describe its effects on HPE research projects. Formalizing and streamlining the interactions between HPE researchers and IRBs is an important goal for all AHCs.

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Acad Med

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1938-808X

Publication Date

February 2016

Volume

91

Issue

2

Start / End Page

229 / 232

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Research Personnel
  • Program Development
  • Humans
  • Health Occupations
  • General & Internal Medicine
  • Ethics Committees, Research
  • Education, Public Health Professional
  • Biomedical Research
  • 4203 Health services and systems
  • 3901 Curriculum and pedagogy
 

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DeMeo, S. D., Nagler, A., & Heflin, M. T. (2016). Development of a Health Professions Education Research-Specific Institutional Review Board Template. Acad Med, 91(2), 229–232. https://doi.org/10.1097/ACM.0000000000000987
DeMeo, Stephen D., Alisa Nagler, and Mitchell T. Heflin. “Development of a Health Professions Education Research-Specific Institutional Review Board Template.Acad Med 91, no. 2 (February 2016): 229–32. https://doi.org/10.1097/ACM.0000000000000987.
DeMeo, Stephen D., et al. “Development of a Health Professions Education Research-Specific Institutional Review Board Template.Acad Med, vol. 91, no. 2, Feb. 2016, pp. 229–32. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/ACM.0000000000000987.
DeMeo SD, Nagler A, Heflin MT. Development of a Health Professions Education Research-Specific Institutional Review Board Template. Acad Med. 2016 Feb;91(2):229–232.

Published In

Acad Med

DOI

EISSN

1938-808X

Publication Date

February 2016

Volume

91

Issue

2

Start / End Page

229 / 232

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Research Personnel
  • Program Development
  • Humans
  • Health Occupations
  • General & Internal Medicine
  • Ethics Committees, Research
  • Education, Public Health Professional
  • Biomedical Research
  • 4203 Health services and systems
  • 3901 Curriculum and pedagogy