Institutional Review Board (IRB)

The William & Mary Institutional Review Board (IRB), formerly PHSC, is an administrative body charged with overseeing protocols involving human participants to ensure that research protocols follow OHRP regulations.

Assurance #: FWA00008186
IRB#: IRB0000470

Quick Start: Managing an IRB Protocol

You must use SPARCS to submit your project proposal.

A properly completed protocol will include a rationale for the study, full procedures, description of the participants, copy of all surveys, questionnaires, all interview questions, the informed consent form, and other pertinent information.

For more details, please see the tab "IRB Research Protocol" and "IRB Guidance Documents."

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Oversight Determination Assessment

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Submit a condensed protocol in SPARCS