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MCW IRB Partners

MCW IRB provides oversight for human subject research occurring at Versiti Blood Center of Wisconsin, Children's Wisconsin, and the Froedtert ThedaCare South Region System.

Local Institutions under MCW IRB Oversight

The following institutions have executed agreements which identifies MCW IRB as their IRB of oversight for all human subject research which may engage their faculty, resources or students. MCW HRPP has identified these institutions as components which fall under MCW's AAHRPP accreditation.

Children's Wisconsin

آ In July, 2021 a research affiliation agreement was negotiated between MCW and Children's Wisconsin (CW) which states that the CW Human Research Protection Program will rely on the MCW IRB pediatric review committees to review, approve, and monitor human subjects research. CW will continue to operate their HRPP office and will provide support services, local context review, and consideration of requests to rely on other IRBs as appropriate.

The MCW HRPP established two pediatric IRB Committees, one minimal risk, and one greater than minimal risk, to review pediatric studies.

Access CW HRPP resources online:

Additional research resource are available via Children's Connect (CW Connect access required). General Inquiries: CWHRPP@childrenswi.org.

Froedtert ThedaCare Health Systems - South Region

The MCW IRB reviews, approves, and monitors human subjects research conducted at any Froedtert ThedaCare South Region System entity, including:

  • Froedtert Hospital
  • Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital
  • Froedtert West Bend Hospital
  • Froedtert & MCW ٍٍٍ½خر Physicians clinics and programs

At any system location, FT South Region resources may include but are not limited to access or use of outpatient and inpatient services, equipment, supplies, images, specimens, staff time, and protected health information.

Research projects must be reviewed by and receive Administrative Approval through the . By partnering with researchers, clinical leaders, and operational teams, OCRICC helps support efficient study activation while ensuring projects are conducted in alignment with institutional policies, regulatory requirements, and clinical operations.

Versiti Blood Health

Starting January 2014 Versiti Blood Health contracted with the ٍٍٍ½خر for IRB services.

This move was made to provide access to greater IRB resources in terms of regulatory compliance and expertise, IRB staffing and services, and electronic protocol management.

MCW’s AAHRPP accreditation assures government regulators and industry sponsors of our commitment to the protection of research participants. This move brings us one step closer to IRB consistency across campus institutions and is intended to help meet the growing needs of Versiti Blood Health researchers.

Multi-Site Projects

MCW considers a multi-site project to be a human subjects research study that will be initiated at more than one location other than or in addition to MCW or identified partners (Children's Wisconsin, Froedtert ThedaCare South Region System, or Versiti Blood Health). This definition includes community-based projects as well as clinical trials. Examples include:

  • Froedtert Hospital and Marquette
  • MCW and United ٍٍٍ½خر Center
  • Clinical trial conducted at numerous sites, even if all sites obtain IRB approval independently of each other.

Please see the SOP Reliance Agreements for Multi-Site Projectsآ (PDF) for additional details on Multi-Site Projects. All individuals involved in the design, conduct or review of human subjects research that is reviewed by MCW IRB must comply with MCW HSRP requirements.

IRB SOP: HSRP Training Requirements (PDF)

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