IRB: Policies and Procedures for the Review System for Human Subjects Research

Pellissippi State falls under Federalwide Assurance (FWA) #FWA00014395 issued and approved by the Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.  This obligates the College to comply with federal regulations and requirements for human subjects research. All research conducted at Pellissippi State or by Pellissippi State employees or students falls under the requirements of the assurance that the College submitted to OHRP.

All research (including surveys and questionnaires) involving human subjects or data collected directly or through records (e.g., medical records, specimens, and educational test results) must be reviewed by the Pellissippi State Institutional Review Board.

Pellissippi State Institutional Review Board:
Policies and Procedures for the Review System for Human Subjects Research:

• Executive Summary
• Written Policies and Procedures
  Format: [.pdf] or [.doc]
• Definitions (Glossary)
• Links to All Appendixes in Policies and Procedures document

Pellissippi State Policies:

08:02:01 Conducting Research at Pellissippi State
06:17:02 Conflict of Interest

OHRP Registration Numbers assigned to Pellissippi State:

• Federalwide Assurance (FWA): FWA00014395 (expires 4/29/2012)
• Overall Institutional Review Board (IRB) organization (IORG) number: IORG0005816 (expires 4/21/2012)
• IRB Registration Number (for IRB #1): IRB00007011 (expires 4/21/2012)