Institutional Review Board

The Institutional Review Board (IRB) at UT Southwestern, in accordance with the Federal-wide Assurance (FWA) on file with the Department of Health and Human Services, reviews and approves research involving human subjects that is conducted at all affiliated institutions, including:

• Children's Medical Center
• Parkland Health and Hospital System
• Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
• University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
• The Retina Foundation of the Southwest
• Richardson Regional Medical Center

The Board must also review and approve all research supported by grants and contracts involving human subjects conducted at the Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas and the Dallas Veterans Affairs Medical Center for which a member of the faculty at UT Southwestern serves as principal investigator.