Institutional Review Board

Institutional Review Board

In a 3-page paper, written in APA format using proper spelling/grammar, conduct research on the topic of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) and address the following: Explain the primary responsibilities and priorities of the IRB. Identify an organization.

In a 3-page paper, written in APA format using proper spelling/grammar, conduct research on the topic of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) and address the following:

  1. Explain the primary responsibilities and priorities of the IRB.
  2. Identify an organization, such as a research hospital or pharmaceutical company, that involves human research subjects including all of the following at-risk populations:
    • children
    • women
    • minorities
    • cognitively impaired subjects
  3. Describe the organization’s specific guidelines/policies regarding conducting research on each of the at-risk, human populations listed above.

Be sure to include APA citations for any resources you used as references.

Answer preview

Human research is important because it helps medical professionals and the government to identify risks in a certain population. After identifying risks associated with a certain population, it becomes easy for pharmaceuticals, hospitals, and government agencies to plan the necessary initiatives to minimize identified risks. Since human research is conducted with people as its subjects, it is associated with risks and a higher possibility of violation.  In the 1900s,..

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