SRS Protocol Review Flow Sheet
IACUC/Basic
Research
CoMIRB/Clinical
Research
Notify Teri Armstrong
1st of
and Angie Bartolino
the Month
of pending Safety
Documents and ACORP
Deadline for RPSS and
supporting documents
(Background, MSDSs,
VA Consent, etc.)
(if, and only if done)
(if, and only if done)
Submit RPSS (to SRS), 15th of
ACORP (to IACUC), the Month
and accompanying
Documents (MSDS,
Copy of Grant for project)
(if, and only if done)
4th Thursday
of the Month
SRS Meeting
Review
SRS Meeting
Review
1st Tuesday of
the next Month
IACUC Full
Protocol Review
(when/if both SRS and
IACUC have approved)
R&D Meeting
Review
Note: Amendments for
“short” turnaround:
Immediate review prior
to COMIRB, submit SRS
Update Form at least
48 hours prior to
COMIRB deadline.
2nd Wednesday
of the Month
(if approved)
R&D Meeting
Review
Important information to remember:
1. ALL SRS documents should be submitted at the
same time, in the same email. We handle approximately
30 applications per month, with an average of 4 documents
per submission. Tracking all these separately, particularly
as this is NOT in our primary job description, is tedious
and time consuming. Only Word copies of RPSS
documents will be accepted.
2. Regarding the new Expedited IACUC Review procedure,
all IACUC ACORP documents, including SRS RPSS and
other necessary safety documents, must be submitted
to Teri Armstrong in a single email by the 15th of the
month. If the entire packet is not present, the protocol will
not be reviewed.
2. All deadlines on the flowchart are immutable; if you
miss the deadline your protocol will not be considered
until the next month’s review cycle. There are no
emergencies, just poor planning.
3. Amended protocols (IACUC or CoMIRB) that are not
consistent with the currently approved RPSS (or that do
not have an associated RPSS) need to have a revised or
new RPSS that is consistent with the proposed work.
Example: if your IACUC protocol/RPSS do not specify blood
and animal tissue removal, but you are now amending
the protocol to take blood samples, you will have to revise
the RPSS to indicate new risks and appropriate methods
to alleviate the risk. Don Lawrence can help you with such
revisions.