One more time--is there an electronic bulletin board for IRB members,
chairs, staffers?  Please send address.

Would also like to hear from anyone whose school has an IRB chaired by
a research nurse or other nondoctoral person.  I have to nominate IRB
chair and members and would like to nominate a research nurse who's now
on the committee as chair.  She has lots of experience with clinical
trials, knows the mechanics of informed consent, IRB operations, etc.,
knows the regs, and has lots of common sense.  A senior IRB member
and former chair says he thinks she'll do fine, and will be accepted
both by IRB members and investigators bringing projects to the committee.
My boss, however, who must make the actual appointments, will be
skeptical about a non physician, nondoctoral person chairing the
commitee,and will ask about precedents.

Peter J. Dolce
Director, Office of Sponsored Programs
Meharry Medical College
Nashville, TN  37208

P 615 327 6703
F 615 327 6738