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Mailing Address: About The HRRC and IRB CommitteesThe UNMHSC Human Research Review Committees and the UNM Institutional Review Board are designated to protect the rights and welfare of research participants by reviewing and monitoring research involving human volunteers.
Biomedical and behavioral research involving human subjects to be conducted at or sponsored by the UNMHSC, or
that is conducted by or under the direction of a faculty, staff or student of the UNMHSC, or
which uses any confidential information of patients at the UNMHSC, cannot commence
until it has been reviewed and approved by an HRRC.
In addition to reviewing all biomedical and behavioral research at the UNMHSC, the HRRCs
will review biomedical research proposals, or other research proposals requiring access to
the UNMHSC patient population submitted by UNM faculty, staff, and students.
HRRC Purview:
UNM Health Sciences Center Faculty and Researchers
VA Medical Center Researchers
MIND Research Network Researchers
UNM Researchers (study with a biomedical component)
Researchers with other Affiliated Entities
Social/Behavioral research involving human subjects to be conducted at or sponsored by
UNM, or that is conducted by or under
the direction of a faculty, staff or student of UNM or which uses any confidential information of
participants, cannot commence until it has been reviewed and approved by the
IRB.
IRB Purview:UNM Faculty Researchers
UNM Student Researchers
The HRRC and IRB committees have diverse membership as required by Federal Regulations:
Additionally representatives from the following departments are required when reviewing a study involving a respective study.
The members of the HRRC and IRB volunteer their time to serve on these committees.
Members are expected to:
Members undergo training prior to having voting privileges.
If you have an interest in serving on any of the committees, please contact the HRPO at 272-1129 to discuss.
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