PIs are responsible for ensuring CITI training is current.

September 12, 2023

Principal Investigators are responsible for ensuring all applicable CITI training is current for their study team members. The IRB will only verify CITI training at the time of initial IRB submissions and when new study personnel are added.

Monthly eyewash station checks…

November 5, 2021

Monthly eyewash station checks can be documented on a single sheet in a central location instead of having separate tags next to each station.

Removing personnel from an approved protocol…

November 5, 2021

Removing personnel from an approved protocol can be completed via an email to IACUC rather than an amendment through ACAP.

USP Reference Standards are not…

November 5, 2021

USP Reference Standards are not pharmaceutical grade (PG) for use in animals.

The IACUC website contains editable templates…

November 5, 2021

The IACUC website contains editable templates of drug and surgical logs that emphasize required information.

Subject Injury Language for industry-sponsored studies cannot be modified…

November 5, 2021

Subject Injury Language for industry-sponsored studies cannot be modified without the approval of the Clinical Research Compliance Office. Contact CRCO at sil@unc.edu for questions regarding alterations to injury language.

The UNC Scientific Review Committee and UNC IRB…

November 5, 2021

The UNC Scientific Review Committee and UNC IRB work closely together to ensure that studies at UNC demonstrate the highest possible quality of study design and human subjects protection.

UNC Healthcare staff are performing research billing reviews…

November 5, 2021

UNC Healthcare staff are performing research billing reviews on ALL encounters related to any subject associated with a clinical trial in Epic. Linking study encounters in Epic speeds the process. Updating the subject status in CRMS or OnCore when the subject becomes Inactive reduces the workload for everyone.