The Institutional Review Board (the "IRB") of Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City is organized by the Board of Directors of the Hospital pursuant to the statutory and regulatory requirements of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the Department of Health and Human Services of the United States of America.
To fulfill all of the requirements of and to cooperate fully with the FDA, the Public Health Service and the Department of Health and Human Services
To review social science and biomedical research involving human subjects
To protect such human subjects from undue hazard or risk during the course of scientific investigations involving the Hospital, its Medical Staff or patients
Contact and Information
The IRB meets twice monthly on the 2nd and 4th Fridays January through October, and once during the months of November and December, usually on the third Friday. Deadlines for submission are three weeks prior to the meeting dates.
All investigators and study coordinators involved in research with human subjects must complete training in human subject protection. Training can be completed online. link to training
