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Smart IRB

Supporting single IRB review and advancing collaborative research

SMART IRB

SMART IRB is a platform designed to ease common challenges associated with initiating multisite research and to provide a roadmap for institutions to implement the NIH Single IRB Review policy (effective date: January 25, 2018). Freely available for institutions and investigators, SMART IRB is an integrated, comprehensive platform that allows flexibility in the size and scope of collaboration to enable IRB reliance for multisite studies across the nation, regardless of funding status.

Smart IRB Agreement

Submit/view a reliance request on the Online Reliance System.

About Us

Update institution information in Joinder.

View pending requests in the Online Reliance System.

For Investigators & Study Teams

For Investigators & Study Teams

For IRB/HRPP Staff & Institutions

Update institution information in Joinder.

View pending requests in the Online Reliance System.

SMART Talk

A monthly community forum

There will be no SMART Talk in August.

Watch past SMART Talks and access webinars, slides, and related resources in the Learning Center.

Harmonization

Agreement, The SMART IRB (Version 2.0; finalized October 1, 2020)

Review the Master Common Reciprocal Institutional Review Board Authorization Agreement.

Agreement, The SMART IRB (Version 2.0; finalized October 1, 2020)

Review the Master Common Reciprocal Institutional Review Board Authorization Agreement.

Agreement, The SMART IRB (Version 2.0; finalized October 1, 2020)

Review the Master Common Reciprocal Institutional Review Board Authorization Agreement.

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