Boston University’s Institutional Review Boards (IRB) announce a new, streamlined process for Charles River Campus (CRC) students collaborating on human subjects research at Boston University Medical Campus (BUMC) and/or Boston Medical Center (BMC).
What’s Changed
Previously, each research study involving CRC students collaborating on a BMC/BUMC study required a reliance agreement between the CRC IRB and the BMC/BUMC IRB, if the CRC student received academic credit for their work on the study.
New Process, Effective Immediately
Now, BU and BMC/BUMC have established a global reliance agreement between the CRC and BMC/BUMC IRBs that covers all CRC students participating in BUMC/BMC human subjects research.
What This Means
- Individual reliance agreements per study are no longer required.
- CRC students may be added to BUMC/BMC studies via a standard Internal Study Personnel Change form submitted to the BMC/BUMC IRB by the BMC/BUMC study team.
- This new, streamlined process reduces administrative burden and shortens onboarding timelines for students.
Scope and Exceptions
- The global reliance agreement applies to CRC students participating in BUMC/BMC human subjects research going forward.
- Collaboration between CRC and BUMC/BMC faculty will continue to follow existing practices and may still require execution of reliance agreements where appropriate.
Questions and Assistance
If you have questions about adding CRC students to your study, please contact:
Boston University Medical Campus and Boston Medical Center IRB