Assignment:
In a 3-page paper, written in APA format using proper spelling/grammar, conduct research on the topic of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) and address the following:
Explain the primary responsibilities and priorities of the IRB.
Identify an organization, such as a research hospital or pharmaceutical company, that involves human research subjects including all of the following at-risk populations:
- children
- women
- minorities
- cognitively impaired subjects
Describe the organization's specific guidelines/policies regarding conducting research on each of the at-risk, human populations listed above.