At EVMS we require consents written in the first person.  We went round about
this and re-visited it a few years ago.  The answer at our institution was
the same.  Consents must be written in first person.  We won't accept any
that aren't.  Any yes, this requirement is printed in our "IRB Guidelines".

Rebecca Bacon
Eastern Virginia Medical School
xxxxxx@picard.evms.edu