News & Announcements | Human Research Protections

IRB Special Announcement: June 2025 Edition

June 11, 2025

Topics:

Updated Single IRB (sIRB) SOP
Reminder: IRB Approval is Not Needed Before Registering a Trial on ClinicalTrials.gov
Reminder: Register for upcoming IRB METS!

Read the full IRB Special Announcement: June 2025

IRB Newsletter: April 2025 Edition

April 4, 2025

Topics this month:

Navigating Challenges Together – The WCM IRB is Here for You!
Update to non-WCM Expiration notice in WRG
Updated Single IRB Reliance Request form
IRB TIPS: Getting Your ICF & HIPAA Waiver Approved!
CTSC Review SASP change:
Complying with Legal Requirements: Prompt Reporting of Privacy Incidents
Updates to the WRG Intake Form
Join us for next month's METS

Read the full IRB Newsletter: April 2025 Edition

IRB Newsletter: November 2024 Edition

November 8, 2024

Topics this month:

Welcome Our New Research Leadership
Help with your NIH Genomic Data Sharing (GDS)
WRG Help Tab
How to Speak IRB: Exculpatory
Dear WCM IRB
WCM Institutional Data Repository for Research (WIDRR)
Reporting Breaches of Confidentiality
Join us for next month's METS

Read the full IRB Newsletter: November 2024 Edition

IRB Newsletter: July 2024 Edition

July 30, 2024

Topics this month:

Engaging in a federally funded multi-site study requiring the use of a single IRB
Guidance: Leaving WCM? Closing a Study?
How to Speak IRB: Identifiability
Strategies for Obtaining IRB Approval
Resource when conducting QA/QI activities
Join us for next month's METS

Read the full IRB Newsletter: July 2024 Edition

IRB Newsletter: April 2024 Edition

April 23, 2024

Topics this month:

The HRP SharePoint Site is now LIVE
join us for next month's METS
Reminder: Sign up for the next ct.gov quarterly training
Important information regarding the "Universal Consent Protocol" #1302013582
HRP January 2024 On-Site education sessions are available
If you are using electronic health records
The Belmont Report anniversary

Read the full IRB Newsletter: April 2024 Edition

IRB Newsletter: December 2023 End-of-Year Edition

December 28, 2023

A special end-of-year message from the Human Research Protections office

Read the full IRB Newsletter: December 2023 End-of-Year Edition

IRB Newsletter: November 2023 Edition

November 16, 2023

Topics this month:

Join us for tomorrow's METS on Single IRB
Use the IRB Review Application outside of WRG-HS to save time
WCM employees have access to a wealth of courses on CITI
It's so easy to get in touch with us

Read the full IRB Newsletter: November 2023 Edition

IRB Newsletter: October 2023 Edition

October 16, 2023

Topics this month:

Using Digital Health Interventions (DHI) in your research?
Engaging in a multi-site study requiring the use of a single IRB?
Registration is open for a special presentation by the MRCT Center
Conducting a clinical trial at WCM? The Data Safety and Monitoring Committee (DSMC) is here to help!
Single Patient IND: Expanding Access to Investigational Drugs
Do you have an IND (or an IDE)? Check out ReGARDD!

Read the full IRB Newsletter: October 2023 Edition

New Guidelines Available for Using Digital Health Interventions (DHI)

October 2, 2023

The Weill Cornell Medicine Compliance & Privacy Office has just released a new guidance document, "Using Digital Health Interventions Guidance," for WCM faculty. You may access the document from their Privacy Policies/Guidance & Best Practices page.

IRB Newsletter: September 2023 Edition

September 15, 2023

Topics this month:

Our website is getting a makeover!
FDA Public Workshops: November 29-30, 2023
The FDA provides many resources to help researchers navigate the ClinicalTrials.gov requirements
Missed a METS?
We offer consultation services

Read the full IRB Newsletter: September 2023 Edition

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