Department of Defense and Federal Wide Assurance Information
The USUHS IRB operates under both:
Department of Defense (DoD) Assurance: P60001 (Expiration: March 31, 2023)
Health and Human Services (HHS) Assurance: FWA00001628
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2021 USU IRB Meeting Dates
The following table outlines the 2021 calendar year protocol submission deadlines and IRB meeting dates for the Uniformed Services University (USUHS) Institutional Review Board (IRB). Human subjects research protocols that require review by the full USUHS IRB must be received by the IRB Office in its final version in accordance with the schedule below:
Month | Deadline for New Initial Submission in EIRB | IRB Meeting Dates |
January | December 10, 2020 | January 14, 2021 |
| December 24, 2020 | January 28, 2021 |
February | January 07, 2021 | February 11, 2021 |
| January 21, 2021 | February 25, 2021 |
March | February 04, 2021 | March 11, 2021 |
| February 18, 2021 | March 25, 2021 |
April | March 04, 2021 | April 08, 2021 |
| March 18, 2021 | April 22, 2021 |
May | April 08, 2021 | May 13, 2021 |
| April 22, 2021 | May 27, 2021 |
June | May 6, 2021 | June 10, 2021 |
May 20, 2021 | June 24, 2021 | |
July | June 03, 2021 | July 08, 2021 |
| June 17, 2021 | July 22, 2021 |
August | July 08, 2021 | August 12, 2021 |
July 22, 2021 | August 26, 2021 | |
September | August 05, 2021 | September 09, 2021 |
August 19, 2021 | September 23, 2021 | |
October | September 09, 2021 | October 14, 2021 |
September 23, 2021 | October 28, 2021 | |
November | October 14, 2021 | November 18, 2021 |
December | November 04, 2021 | December 09, 2021* |
*Subject to change
PLEASE NOTE: Protocols submitted by the deadlines above that are incomplete or require substantial revisions cannot be placed on the IRB’s meeting agenda. For help on how to improve the quality of your submission, please visit the webpage: "How to submit a research protocol for IRB review" at the following link.
Investigators are encouraged to coordinate with the IRB Office well in advance of these deadlines to ensure that protocol files are complete and ready for review by the full IRB.
Results of full IRB review will be announced by formal memorandum. These are normally forwarded to Principal Investigators within 10 working days after the meeting. Please incorporate this post-meeting processing period into study execution timelines.
For additional assistance, please call 301-319-4730 (direct Compliance office) or 301-295-3303 (main Research office) or email (irb1@usuh.edu).