Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu khoa học ngành y học tạp chí Medical Sciences dành cho các bạn sinh viên ngành y tham khảo đề tài: Principal Investigator Views of the IRB System. | Int. J. Med. Sci. 2008 5 68 Short Research Communication International Journal of Medical Sciences ISSN 1449-1907 2008 5 2 68-72 Ivyspring International Publisher. All rights reserved Principal Investigator Views of the IRB System Simon N. Whitney1 Kirsten Alcser2 Carl E. Schneider3 Laurence B. McCullough4 Amy L. McGuire4 and Robert J. Volk5 1. Department of Family and Community Medicine Houston Center for Education and Research on Therapeutics Baylor College of Medicine Houston TX 77098-3926 USA 2. Survey Research Center Institute for Social Research University of Michigan Ann Arbor MI USA 3. University of Michigan Law School Ann Arbor MI 48109-1215 USA 4. Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy Baylor College of Medicine Houston Texas 77030 USA 5. Department of Family and Community Medicine Houston Center for Education and Research on Therapeutics Baylor College of Medicine Houston TX 77098-3926 USA Correspondence to Simon N. Whitney MD JD Department of Family and Community Medicine Houston Center for Education and Research on Therapeutics Baylor College of Medicine Houston TX 77098-3926. Telephone 713 798-3634 Facsimile 713 798-7940 swhitney@ Received Accepted Published We undertook a qualitative e-mail survey of federally-funded principal investigators of their views of the US human subjects protection system intended to identify the range of investigator attitudes. This was an exploratory study with a 14 response rate. Twenty-eight principal investigators responded their comments were analyzed to show underlying themes which are here presented along with supporting quotations. There was consensus that it is important to protect human subjects from research abuse but disagreement over how well the IRB system is functioning. Some researchers felt that the system is effective and serves its purpose well. Of those who support the system some endorse its methods purpose and daily functioning as they .
