IRB (Full Board) Meeting Dates and Submission Deadlines

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: 

*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).