>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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>203-679-3173             University of Connecticut Health Center   |
>FAX 679-2670             Farmington, CT   06030-5355               |
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>xxxxxx@sun.uchc.edu                                            |
>xxxxxx@neuron.uchc.edu                                           |
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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?  Most are approved in
>one month.  We get original submission 21 days befiore the next meeting when I
>pre-review, suggest changes, and revise the consent form for them.  Eight days
>before the meeting, the final submission is due.  We have to "hand deliver"
>all protocls to Board Members on campus and FEDEX to thiose members off
>campus.
>
>B.  What is the period of time between "deadline" and IRB mtg.  8 days?
>
>C.  How long, after the IRB mtg., does it take to send out paperwork, e.g.,
>    approval letters?  Within 5 working days
>
>D.  How many IRBs does your institution have? One
>
>E.  How many active protocols does your institution manage? 750
>
>F.  What is the size of your institution's IRB staff? Two persons, myself and
>a secretary.
>
>
>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
>
>
>________________________
>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

Mary Spijkerman
Director of Sponsored Programs
Baylor Research Institute
3812 Elm Street
Dallas, Texas  75226
(214)  820-2687
Fax:  (214) 820-4952
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