Institutional Review Board (IRB)

Human Subject Research

The process for determining whether proposed research activity meets criteria for "human subject research" can be quite complex. The jurisdiction for making such decisions falls under the Mount Sinai School of Medicine's Program for the Protection of Human Subjects. For those wishing to know more about the considerations involved in deciding whether activities are human subject research, please see the Office of Human Research Protections guidance about how such decisions are made at www.hhs.gov/ohrp/humansubjects/guidance/decisioncharts.htm.