I have had a few minutes to update this questionnaire, including responses
received by 5/18/95.  You're more than welcome to send me more data, and as
I get some time I will update this again in a few weeks.

Len

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Responses to IRB Turnaround Questionnaire (as of 5/18/95)

QUESTIONS:

A.  What is the average turnaround time for IRB reviews?

B.  What is the period of time between "deadline" and IRB mtg.?

C.  How long, after the IRB mtg., does it take to send out paperwork, e.g.,
 approval letters?

D.  How many IRBs does your institution have?

E.  How many active protocols does your institution manage?

F.  What is the size of your institution's IRB staff?

Institution     A       B       C       D       E       F

AKSU            10d             3d      1       44      0.1  fte
AZSU            2w      2w      1w,a    1       >1000   2.0  fte
BC+                                     1       2000    1.0  fte
BGSU            3w      2w      3d      1       650     <1   fte
CHSD            3-4w    3w      2-3d    1*      400     0.65 fte
CSU             4-6w    1w      7-10d   1       370a    0.6  fte
EVH             2-3w    2w      <1w     1       500a    1.5  fte
EVMS            4w      2w      1w      1       700a    1.0  fte
HU+                                     1       188
IU              3w      15d     1-3d    1       990     1.25 fte
KTSU+                                   1       742     1.5  fte
MCP&HU          4w      2.5w    7-10d   1       <1000   1.5  fte
PSU             3-8w*** None    1w      1               0.25 fte
TU                                      1       360
UCHC            4w      3w      2d      1       600a    1.5  fte
UCLA+                                   3               10.5 fte
UMASS+                                  1               1.0  fte
UMISS           3w**    5d      2d      1       2200    0.75 fte
UOK+                                    1       700     2.5  fte
USKT            3w      10d     3-4d    2       950at   <1   fte
WU+                                             2229
WVU+                                            769

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KEY:

a = approximate, approximately
AKSU = Arkansas State Univ.
AZSU = Arizona State Univ.
BC = Baylor College
BGSU = Bowling Green State. Univ.
CHSD = Children's Hospital, San Diego
CSU = Colorado State Univ.
d = working days
EVH = Evanston Hospital
EVMS = Eastern Virginia Medical School
fte = full time equivalent
HU = Harvard Univ.
IU = Indiana Univ. (Bloomington)
KTSU = Kent State Univ.
t = total
MCP&HU = Medical College of Pennsylvania and Hahnemann University
 Allegheny Campus, Pittsburg
PSU = Portland State University, Oregon
TU = Temple Univ.
UCHC = University of Connecticut Health Center
UCLA = Univ. California, Los Angeles
UMASS = Univ. of Massachusetts
UMISS = Univ. of Mississippi
UOK = Univ. of Oklahoma
USKT = University of Saskatchewan
w = weeks
WU = Washington Univ.
WVU = West Virginia Univ.
* = starting 2nd "non-institutional" IRB
** = At UMiss, 1 week for exempt and expedited reviews
*** = AT PSU, 1-3 weeks for exempt/waiver, 3-6 weeks for expedited
+ = data from study conducted by WVU