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Institutional Review Board (IRB)

The Forsyth Medical Center IRB serves Thomasville Medical Center and is a formally designated committee that reviews and monitors research involving human subjects.  The purpose of IRB review is to assure that the rights and welfare of humans participating as subjects in the research are protected.

The IRB is governed by the US Food & Drug Administration as well as the Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP).

The Forsyth Medical Center IRB meets monthly to review and discuss clinical research protocols that are conducted in the NHTR facilities.   New submissions are reviewed as well as status updates and safety information for previously approved trials.

Federal regulations provide standards for the membership and make up of an IRB.  These membership standards include: Minimum of 5 members, representing the following: Professional Diversity, Cultural and Racial Diversity, Institutional Commitments, Gender Balance, Professional Balance, Scientific Expertise, Non-Scientific Perspective, Unaffiliated Members, Independence, Ad-Hoc Appointments.

The IRB strongly encourages the Principal Investigator to be present for initial review of a new protocol.

2007 IRB Investigator’s Handbook 
2007 Membership Roster   
Standard Operating Procedures      

Staff
Elms Allen, MD Chairman
Beth Cirillo, CCRC, Manager
Melissa Beck, Protocol Specialist

Contact Information
Forsyth Medical Center IRB
3333 Silas Creek Parkway, Box 48
Winston- Salem, NC   27103
Phone:  (336) 718-5964
Fax: (336) 277-9471