Review Protocol for Department Approval
All human submission protocols must receive approval by the department before routing to the IRB Office for IRB review and approval. You will receive an email notification requesting your review and approval on a submission that was created in eBridge.
Directions for Review and Approval:
1. After logging into eBridge, select “My Home” from the upper right-hand corner of the screen.
2. Make sure the “Dept/Div Approvers” role is selected from the top-left corner of the screen.
3. Select the PRO Name from “My Inbox”.
4. You are now in the Study Workspace. To access the details of the protocol, select “Printer-Friendly Version” from the left-hand side of the screen. This view provides you a screen copy of the study that is easy to scroll through for review.
5. Review the protocol:
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Does the Reviewer recognize the Principal Investigator (PI) as a valid member of the Department of Pseudo-Department (i.e., Is the Nurse recognized as a Froedtert Nurse with research credentials? Is the Pharmacist recognized as a Froedtert Pharmacist with pharmacy credentials? Is the Community Memorial Hospital physician (who does not have an MCW faculty appointment) credentialed at Community Memorial Hospital?)
Is the research time and effort commitment consistent with the PI’s position?
Is any indicated commitment of Departmental funds to support the research consistent with the PI’s access to Department resources?
SCIENTIFIC REVIEW: Does the reviewer confirm that an appropriate scientific review has been completed, so that any reservations or doubts about the scientific merit of the study are documented and shall be submitted to the IRB for review at this time?
Is the research proposal reasonably complete and coherent?
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6. To exit the printer-friendly version of the protocol and return to the Study Workspace, select the “Close” button in the upper right-hand corner of the printer-friendly view.
7. To approve the application, proceed to step #8. If changes are required, go to the section “Directions for Requesting Changes” below.
8. To approve, select “Approve Application by Department” from the left-hand column in the Study Workspace.
9. Select the check box in the screen that appears, then select “OK”. eBridge will automatically notify the next person in the workflow that the Application was approved by the Department.
Directions for Requesting Changes
10. Select “Changes Requested by Department Reviewer.”
Some examples of changes that may be requested:
11. In the Pop up window that appears, enter your changes or comments, attach a document if desired (optional), and then select “OK”
12. The Principal Investigator or Study Staff will respond to your change request via eBridge and electronically return the protocol to you for review.
13. If you are satisfied with the changes that were completed, select the “Approve Application by Department” activity from the left-hand column of the Study Workspace. The protocol will continue through eBridge for IRB Committee review and approval.