I think this has been discussed before but: What is the optimal membership
make-up of a human subjects review board? We have a proposal to include a
community member, an administrator and several faculty. Just wondering.
I would imagine that the optimal number of members will depend on several factors (e.g., nature of research being reviewed), including members' ability to attend meetings on a regular basis. According to the Common Rule (http://ohrp.osophs.dhhs.gov/humansubjects/guidance/45cfr46.htm#46.101]) the minimum number of members is 5 and you must have a majority (50% plus one) for decisions to be made, but I'm not sure it would be smart to do IRB reviews with 3 members. We have 8 members in our IRB and we review mostly social science and education research an occasional pharmaceutical study. That number seems to me to be pretty optimal for our needs. However, I'd say that the more diverse the membership's expertise, the better.
Miguel
Miguel Roig, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
Notre Dame Division of St. John's College
St. John's University
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