Interdisciplinary Committee on Ethics in Human Research

Please be advised that the ethics application review and approval process generally requires four weeks. However, during the summer months, the process may take up to six weeks.

Memorial's Interdisciplinary Committee on Ethics in Human Research (ICEHR) is committed to operating in as open and collegial a manner as possible.

The committee has developed this site to help researchers develop successful submissions to the ICEHR.

Please contact the committee if you have a question that is not answered here, or if you would like to suggest changes in the web site or our procedures that might be of further assistance to researchers at Memorial.
If you are already familiar with the ICEHR's policies and terms of reference, and its constituencies, you may wish to go immediately to the links that will help you with your submission.

Please note that if the application is health research involving human, please complete the HERA Notification form found below and submit with your application. Health research is defined in the Health Research Ethics Authority Act as: "activities whose primary goal is to generate knowledge in relation to human health, health care and health care systems, and involving human beings as research subjects, health care information respecting human beings and human biological material".

Policies and Terms of Reference
ICEHR Consitituencies
Research Requiring Ethics Review
Researcher Responsibilities
Guidelines for Completing the Proposal
Free and Informed Consent
Suggestions for Wording in Specific Situations

Documenting Consent for Telephone Interviews

IMPORTANT NOTICE NEW
All researchers in the Faculty of Medicine, School of Nursing, and the School of Pharmacy should submit their Applications for Ethics Review to the HREB using the HREB Application form. Due to the high volume of applications being received, the ICEHR is unable to accept applications from these units until further notice.

Please note that "Section D Signature Page" of application must be received by ICEHR before application(s) can be processed.

Forms:

HREA "Notification Form" (Must be completed and attached to application if research is health related.)
Application 1A - Faculty and Staff Research [NEW]
Application 1B - Post Doctoral Fellow and Students Research [NEW]
Application for Clearance Renewal / Completion Report [NEW]
Informed Consent Form Example [NEW]
Application Process, Review and Decisions
Student Research as Part of Course Work
Membership
Meetings
Contact information
Links to important documents