Institutional Review Board

IRB Submission Deadlines and Meeting Schedules

NOTE: Submission deadlines only pertain to submissions that require review by the full board. All other submissions are reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis.

There are three UH internal Institutional Review Boards (IRB). The submission deadlines pertain to all three IRBs; however, each IRB has their own meeting schedule for the year. See the schedules below or download the 2021 Calendar.

Submission Deadlines

2021	PROTOCOL DUE DATE
JANUARY	January 4
FEBRUARY	February 1
MARCH	March 1
APRIL	April 1
MAY	May 3
JUNE	June 1
JULY	July 1
AUGUST	August 2
SEPTEMBER	September 1
OCTOBER	October 1
NOVEMBER	November 2
DECEMBER	November 29

Biomedical IRB Meeting Schedule

Clinical research protocols and related research projects, including clinical trials that evaluate investigational drugs and devices or medical procedures. (IORG #00000279)

January 20, 2021
February 17, 2021
March 24, 2021
April 21, 2021
May 19, 2021
June 16, 2021
July 21, 2021
August 18, 2021
September 15, 2021
October 20, 2021
November 17, 2021
December 8, 2021

Cooperative IRB Meeting Schedule

Federally-funded research that is performed by two or more members of a cooperative of local institutions. Members of the cooperative include the University of Hawai‘i, The Queen’s Medical Center, Hawai‘i Pacific Health, and Castle Medical Center. (IORG #00003433)

January 11, 2021
February 22, 2021
March 22, 2021
April 19, 2021
May 17, 2021
June 21, 2021
July 19, 2021
August 16, 2021
September 20, 2021
October 18, 2021
November 15, 2021
December 6, 2021

Social and Behavioral Sciences IRB Meeting Schedule

Research protocols in the fields of psychological, education, sociology, etc. or that involve behavioral interventions. (IORG #00001353)

January 22, 2021
February 19, 2021
March 19, 2021
April 16, 2021
May 21, 2021
June 18, 2021
July 16, 2021
August 27, 2021
September 17, 2021
October 15, 2021
November 19, 2021
December 10, 2021

University of Hawai‘i’s Federalwide Assurance (FWA)

Number: 00003526
Expiration Date: February 2, 2022

Training

Protocol IRB Reviewer training video