<p> Marywood University Institutional Review Board Annual Report Fiscal Year 2010 - 2011</p><p>The Marywood University Institutional Review Board was comprised of the following members from July 2010 through June 2011.</p><p>Name Position Karen Arscott, DO Chair; Physician Representative of the College of Liberal Arts and Sr. Margaret Gannon, IHM, Ph.D. Sciences; Non-Scientist Sr. Susan Hadzima, IHM Prisoner Advocate: Review of prisoner research only Representative of the Reap College of Education and Brooke Cannon, Ph.D. Human Development Asst. VP for Research; Added as Voting Member in Maria Montoro Edwards, Ph.D. January of 2010; Non-Scientist Representative of the College of Health and Human Christine Kessen, D.S.W. Services; Non-Scientist Representative of the Insalaco College of Creative and Joan McCusker, IHM, Ph.D. Performing Arts; Non-Scientist Non-Affiliated Member Moses Prabu, Ph.D. Member at Large Robert Shivers, Ph.D. Non-Affiliated Member</p><p>Administrative Staff throughout the academic year included Dr. Maria Montoro Edwards, Ms. Courene M. Loftus, Mr. Ryan Houser and Mrs. Laurie Camlet Houser.</p><p>Meetings were held monthly and there have been 11 meetings held between July 2010 and June 2011. </p><p>Accomplishments include: </p><p> New IRB Application Review: N=47 o Full Review: N=10 o Expedited Review: N=36 o Not Research with Human Participants: N=1  Renewal Application Review: N=15 . Full Review: N=1 . Expedited Review: N=11 . Exempt Review: N=3 Exempt reviews which were originally performed by the IRB remained with that board throughout the life of the project.  Review of Revisions to Previously Approved Research Protocols: N=17 . Full Review: N=5 . Expedited Review: N=11 . Exempt Review: N=1  Completion of online CITI training program for the Human Research Curriculum by researchers, sponsors, IRB members and staff: N=367</p><p> Ongoing training of IRB members, sponsors and students on various aspects of the review process, regulations and/or IRBNet submission procedures: o Via workshop, classroom presentation or one-on-one meetings: N=47 o Training of 1 New IRB Committee Member o Continuous responses to e-mail, telephone and in-person inquiries</p><p> Online application submission and management via IRBNet.org o New site registrants: N=282</p><p> Routine update of IRBNet training instructions and website information</p><p> Additions or Changes to IRB policies and procedures concerning:</p><p> o International Research – Created o Dietary Supplements – Created o Reproductive Risk in Clinical Research – Added o Copyrighted Instruments – Removed o Professional Review of Researcher-Developed Instruments – Revised</p><p> Attendance at Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research’s (PRIM&R) 2010 Advancing Ethical Research Conference by the Director</p><p> Renewed Certification as an IRB Professional (CIP) by the Director</p><p>Submitted by: Ms. Courene M. Loftus, MPA, CIP</p>