The Bronson Methodist Institutional Review Board (IRB) oversees research studies at Bronson. The purpose of the IRB is to safeguard the rights and welfare of human subjects. As regulated by the United States Department of Health & Human Services, it is composed of at least five members of varying backgrounds. The IRB membership includes community members with non-scientific backgrounds, as well as healthcare professionals with the competency to review research. Bronson's IRB meets every month to review proposals for research studies.

Research at Bronson must comply with regulations and guidelines established by:

• The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
  
• The Office for Human Research Protection (OHRP)
  
• The International Conference on Harmonization (ICH)
  
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)

We make sure research also complies with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). Also called the Privacy Rule, this law controls access to and disclosure of a patient's confidential health information.

If you are a clinician interested in proposing research to be conducted at Bronson, please see below for submission process and application documents or call Bronson Research Services at (269) 341-7898.

Getting Started
IRB Application Instructions & Required Documents
Submission Process

IRB Application Packet
Application Form
Conflict of Interest Form
Investigator Agreement Form

IRB Application Tools & References
2008 IRB Meeting Dates & Submission Dates
Sample Cover Letter
Informed Consent Checklist
Informed Consent Template
Assent Template
Informed Consent Financial Disclosure Model Language
Checklist of Protected Health Information
Guidelines for Writing Research Protocols