Chattanooga Tools and Guides
The UT Health Science Center College of Medicine-Chattanooga IRB has transitioned to a new online submission platform, IRBNet. Instructions on how to register, link your CITI Training, update documents and checklists, and make submissions can be found in the "IRBNet Training, Educational Resources, and Policies" section below.
For initial submissions, please be aware, the initial application exception request HIPAA and delegation log have been combined into one smart form. You will need to click on the Start Wizard tab under the Designer tab once you begin entering a new project.
All other forms are located in the "Forms and Template" tab along with consent form templates and other documents required for initial and subsequent submission. The "FORM J" has now been combined with the request for (QI/QA) and Non-Human Subject Research Determination.
- IRB Review of Q1-QA Projects:
- Levels of IRB Review
- Research Submission Timeline: Overview of research submission process
- UTHSC - COMC Protocol Deviation Algorithm: Overview for timely reporting of protocol deviations, protocol violations, and serious adverse events; see Form I in IRB Forms
- Additional Protections for Children
- Additional Protections for Pregnant Women/Fetuses
- Additional Protections for Prisoners
- Adverse Event Reporting
- Advertisements Policy
- Appeal of IRB Decision
- Auditing Research Studies
- Case Study Reports Policy
- Compassionate Treatment Use
- Conflict of Interests
- Continuing Review
- Criteria for IRB Approval
- Determination Regarding Not Human Subjects Research (NHSR)
- Emergency Use Policy
- Exempt and Expedited Regulations (IRB)
- Expedited Review
- Full Board Review Policy
- Humanitarian Use Devices
- Informed Consent Policy
- Investigator Non-Compliance
- Investigator Responsibilities
- IRB Authority and Membership Policy
- IRB Guidance on Use of PHI Without Subject Authorization
- NHSR Determination Policy
- Non English Speaking Consent Policy
- Privacy and Confidentiality
- Procedures for Full Board Review
- Protocol Waivers Deviations
- Reliance Agreements
- Review of Progress Safety Reports
- Revisions to Studies
- Significant/Nonsignificant Risk Determinations
- Study Closure and Record Retention
- Use of NCI CIRB
- Use of the CIRB
- Clinical Trials Gov ACT Checklist: Checklist to determine if Investigator Initiated Trials meet the definition of "Applicable Clinical Trial" and require registration on Clinicaltrials.gov
- Determination Regarding Not Human Subjects Research (NHSR)
- Erlanger FWA: Erlanger's Federal-wide Assurance for the Protection of Human Subjects
- Erlanger Onboarding Steps 2025
- Erlanger Remote Access Request Form
- Full Board Protocol Template
- IRB Policies and Procedures: UTHSC-COMC Institutional Review Board policies and procedures
- Laptop Borrowing Policy for Medical Students Engaged in Research
- Student Policy on the use of UT Health Science Center-College of Medicine-Chattanooga (UTHSC-OM-C) provided computers
- UTHSC COM Federal-wide Assurance for the Protection of Human Subjects
- 2025 IRB Membership List: List of IRB members, specialty, and affiliation
- 2024 IRB Membership List: List of IRB members, specialty, and affiliation
- 2023 IRB Membership List: List of IRB members, specialty, and affiliation
