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Office of IRB Administration OIA

General Guidance

 This page contains a few different types of documents including: guidances, SOPs, and worksheets/checklists. 

  • Guidance documents are for researchers and their teams to better understand OIA's thinking or expectations on matters for which there isn't an SOP or clear regulatory directive. 
  • SOPs are for outlining how a process is to be completed. Most of the SOPs on this page are for OIA; however, SOPs for research teams are listed in the SOPs section as well.
    • NOTE: The SOP section only lists those SOPs promulgated by OIA and should not be regarded as a complete listing of SOPs for researchers as UCSD may have other SOPs that are required. 
  • Worksheets and Checklists are for use by the IRBs and OIA staff. They do not need to be completed or submitted by researchers. They are posted here to allow researchers to better understand the criteria OIA staff and the IRBs use in making certain decisions and determinations.

Your feedback, questions and comments are always welcomed at IRB@ucsd.edu.

Quick Links

Please select one of the quick links below for more information about our guidances, SOPs, or worksheets and checklists.

Guidance

These documents are for researchers and their teams to better understand OIA's thinking or expectations on matters for which there isn't an SOP or clear regulatory directive.

SOPs

These documents are for outlining how a process is to be completed. Most of the SOPs in this section are for OIA; however, SOPs for research teams are listed in this section as well.

Worksheets and Checklists

These documents are generally for use by the IRBs and OIA staff; however, researchers may find them useful for understanding what OIA and the IRBs consider when making decisions and determinations. They do not need to be completed or submitted by researchers.