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Institutional Review Board (IRB)

An IRB (also known as an independent ethics committee (IEC), ethical review board (ERB) or research ethics board (REB)) is a group of doctors, scientists, advocates, researchers, and members of the community that has been formally designated to review and monitor all research involving humans. IRBs are in place to provide ethical oversight and to minimize risk to participants.

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