SRB (Arnot System Review Board & Privacy Committee)

i. Led by Dr. James Freeman and Cathy Matthey, RN, Chief of Compliance,

this committee reviews and approves all research and QI studies at Arnot 

with regard to patient confidentiality and privacy.

 

IRB (Institutional Review Board)

i. The IRB is a federally mandated institutional body that must review and

approve all human subject research. At Arnot, we use the LECOMT (Lake

Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine) IRB, which is chaired by Dr. Irv

Freeman at LECOME – Erie.

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​CITI Training (Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative)

i. CITI training is required for all individuals participating in human subject

research (retrospective or prospective).

ii. It is completed online, requires several hours, and needs to be renewed

every 3 years. (See link to CITI training on the GME website)