What's New (OUHSC Campus)

Planned Emergency Research with Exception from Informed Consent (EFIC) at OUHSC is now live:

The process to request IRB approval to conduct planned emergency research with an exception from informed consent (EFIC) is now live. Investigators interested in submitting a planned emergency research study with EFIC are urged to read the new EFIC policy, review guidance documents, and may contact our office for a consultation about the process.

* HRPP Website:

• New EFIC webpage: Located under the HSC Campus section for Researchers & Coordinators, users have access to guidance, resources, and the new EFIC Sub-Application
• New SOP: 502-M Planned Emergency Research with Exception from Informed Consent (EFIC)
• Revised SOP: 502-G One-Time Emergency Use of an FDA Article = removed language prohibiting planned emergency research

*iRIS Changes: the following iRIS forms have been updated, which will convert users to the newest version automatically:

• HSC Application (added EFIC to Section 1200)
• Continuing Review/Final Report Form (added EFIC attestations; will only appear for EFIC studies)
• Modification/Notification Form (added EFIC and an external IRB closure checkboxes)

If you have questions or would like more information, please contact the HSC IRB Office via email to irb@ouhsc.edu.

A new IRB roster for Board 4, effective 5/16/2022, has been published on the About Us page under Board Rosters, available here. 

OUHSC HRPP/IRB Satisfaction Survey
Have you ever submitted a study or a protocol involving human subjects for review by the OUHSC Institutional Review Board (IRB)? The Office of Human Research Participant Protection (HRPP) at OUHSC is conducting a survey to evaluate the services that our office provides to researchers. If interested, please complete our short, 5-10 minute survey. This survey is anonymous, meaning no identifiers will be collected. The results of this survey will be used to evaluate and improve our services. 

The survey can be accessed by clicking on the following link or by copying and pasting the link into the address bar of a web browser: 
https://ousurvey.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bpB9iPGu6wmnase 

Please also consider sharing this survey with your colleagues.  If you have any questions or concerns with this survey, please email HRPP@ouhsc.edu.

The VA consent template has been revised, effective 2/15/2022, and is available in iRIS and the HRPP website here: Forms and Templates. For reference, the revised template includes new language related to compensation in the following sections: 

• Key Information --> Why Might I Not Want to Participate in this Study? (pg 4)
• Detailed Information --> Will I be Paid for Participating in this Research Study? (pgs 14-15)

New IRB rosters for Boards 1 and 3, effective 3/3/2022, have been published on the About Us page under Board Rosters, available here.