Medical Librarians can be a bridge between IRBs and Researchers
Posted on March 1, 2011 by kcarlson | 1 Comment
Submitted by Kathleen Carlson, Blog Chair, and Deborah Klein, Medical Librarian, Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
An IRB looking to recruit a good non-scientist perspective to the board may have to look no further than its own medical library. Medical or health sciences librarians bring a unique perspective and useful expertise in searching the medical literature to the IRB review process. The push by medical librarians across the country to become a more integral part of the research process was triggered in part by the 2001 death of a healthy volunteer in a study conducted at Johns Hopkins University.
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Medical librarians can be a bridge between IRBs and researchers. (2011 Jan). IRB Advisor, 11(1), 1-4.
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March 3rd, 2011 @ 5:39 pm
I’ve been serving on my institution’s IRB for over 4 years now. I’ve found it to be a very positive experience. I’ve learned a great deal about the research & clinical trial process, it’s good visibility for library services, and I feel like I’m contributing in an important way – ensuring the safety of study participants and making sure that they have clear, understandable information at the time of consent. For me, that’s the most rewarding part of it.