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Human Subjects Research/IRB

New York Medical College’s Committees for Protection of Human Subjects, commonly known as Institutional Review Boards (IRBs), are charged with protecting the rights and welfare of patients and volunteers participating in biomedical, behavioral and social sciences research.  The College has two distinct IRB panels: 1) General, Medical and Behavioral IRB and 2) Oncology IRB.  These committees serve as the IRBs for New York Medical College, Westchester Medical Center, Westchester Institute for Human Development, Metropolitan Hospital Center, Richmond University Medical Center, and Union Community Health Center. 

"Human Subjects Research" is the systematic investigation, including research development, testing and evaluation, designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge during which an investigator (whether professional or student) conducting research obtains (1) data through intervention or interaction with a living individual or (2) identifiable private information.

Human subjects research includes studies of:

  • New drugs, materials and devices
  • New uses of an FDA approved drug
  • Experimental treatments or surgical procedures
  • Differences between approved treatments

and studies that require:

  • Review of patient charts
  • Surveys and interviews
  • Human materials (e.g. tissue)

IRB approval must be renewed at least annually for studies deemed greater than minimal risk or otherwise required.

THE SUBMISSION AND REVIEW PROCESS FOR IRB APPLICATIONS IS ELECTRONIC USING SITERO’S MENTOR IRB. 

Mentor is integrated with our NYMC, TouroOne Single Sign-On system (SSO). All NYMC faculty and staff are required to access the Mentor IRB using SSO.

For Faculty and Staff access to Mentor IRB using SSO, please follow these steps:

  1. Log into the TouroOne portal
  2. Proceed to the Employee tab
  3. Click the Mentor button

For Student access to Mentor IRB using SSO, please follow these steps:

  1. Log into the TouroOne portal
  2. Proceed to the Academic tab
  3. Click the Mentor button

If you do not know your TouroOne portal credentials, or if you encounter any other login issues, please contact the TouroOne Helpdesk:

Email: help@Touro.edu
Phone:  (844) 868-7666

If you are not NYMC faculty, staff or a student and do not have a TouroOne user account, you must request a Mentor account and access Mentor through the secured website.

To request a Mentor Account:

  1. Please complete Non-Employee Mentor Account Request (NEMR) Form and obtain required signatures.
  2. Save completed NEMR form for subsequent upload in Step 4.
  3. Submit a request to the Public New User Form in Mentor. The Form Code is nymcres.
  4. An email will be generated to set your Mentor Password. Follow the link in that email to set your password and upload the NEMR Form (required).
  5. Your information will be reviewed to assess if the requested Mentor Account can be activated. Please notify IRB@nymc.edu when previous steps have been completed.

Contact IRB@nymc.edu for assistance with Mentor Account requests.

For returning users:

Enter “nymc” as the Institution ID, your username and password. If you forgot your password, please click on the “Forgot Password” link on the Mentor login page. If your username/email address is not recognized by Mentor, please contact the IRB office:

Email: IRB@nymc.edu
Phone: (914) 594-2590

See the AAMC Clinical Research Proclamation

Scheduled Meetings

The Committee for Protection of Human Subjects typically meets once per month per IRB Panel. The deadline for submissions is typically two weeks prior to the scheduled meeting. To view the deadline and meeting schedule for the current academic year, check the IRB Schedule below. When creating a new application, you will also be informed at the top of the page when the next scheduled meeting will take place.

IRB Panel Meetings for September 2024 - December 2025:

General Medical and Behavioral IRB Panel                    Oncology IRB Panel

*Deadline Dates           Meeting Dates              *Deadline Dates    Meeting Dates

                                                                  2024

Aug. 23 (FRI)                         Sep. 9                           Aug. 30 (FRI)          Sep. 16

Sept. 23                                 Oct 14                          Oct. 7                     Oct. 21

Oct. 28                                  Nov. 11                        Nov. 4                    Nov. 18

Nov. 22 (FRI)                         Dec. 9                          Dec. 2                     Dec. 16

                                                                  2025

Dec. 30                                 Jan. 13                          Jan. 6                      Jan. 22 (WED)

Jan. 27                                  Feb. 10                         Feb. 3                      Feb. 19 (WED)

Feb. 24                                 Mar. 10                         Mar. 3                     Mar. 17

Mar. 24                                 Apr. 7                           Apr. 4 (FRI)              Apr. 21

Apr. 28                                 May 12                         May 5                      May 19

May 22 (THURS)                  Jun. 9                           May 29 (THURS)     Jun. 16

Jun. 26 (THURS)                  Jul. 14                            Jul. 7                        Jul. 21

NO MEETING IN AUGUST

Aug. 22 (FRI)                       Sep. 8                            Aug. 29 (FRI)            Sep. 15

Sep. 25 (THURS)                Oct. 13                          Oct. 1 (WED)             Oct. 20

Oct. 27                               Nov. 10                          Nov. 3                       Nov. 17

Nov. 20 (THURS)               Dec. 8                            Dec. 1                        Dec. 15

*Deadline Date: Complete and correct submissions are due by 5pm (or 3pm if the Deadline Date is a Friday between October-March). If a submission is submitted incorrectly or incomplete as per IRB requirements, then the submission has missed the deadline.