Institutional Review Board (IRB)
for the Use of Human Subjects in Research

Overview

The University of Montana's IRB Policy requires that all research projects involving human subjects be approved by the University of Montana IRB.

Human Subject Protection Course

As federally mandated and required by the UM IRB, all investigators must complete a self-study course in human subject protection. This requirement may be satisfied by taking one of the two courses below within the last three years:

• OPTION 1: Protecting Human Research Participants, NIH Office of Extramural Research. Complete the requested registration form and proceed. Print and keep the "Certificate of Completion" as the date completed is required on the UM Checklist.
• OPTION 2: The University of Montana: Online Research Ethics Course. Take three sections: "Section One - Ethical Issues in Research: A Framework;" Section Two - Interpersonal Responsibility;" and, "Section Six - Human Participation in Research." Print and keep the assessment results for each of the three sections as the date completed is required on the UM checklist.

Helpful URLs

• Office for Human Research Protections: Overview
• Office of Human Research Protections: Assurances
• NIH Policy and Guidelines on the Inclusion of Children As Participants In Research Involving Human Subjects
• Gunning Fog Index - ("the easiest to use and probably the most popular readability index")