The Transmittal Sheet is the official University form for the documentation of the concurrence of University officials with plans and commitments contained in proposals for externally funded programs. One of its purposes is to document other institutional reviews that may be necessary because of the specific nature of the program, e.g., use of human subjects.
Frequently, faculty and graduate students conduct their research at sites other than the Oxford, DeSoto, or Tupelo campuses of the University of Mississippi. As always, researchers have a primary responsibility to protect human subjects from undue research risks. In research away from the University campuses, researchers incur additional obligations including obtaining the permission of institutions to conduct the research in their locations and with subjects for whom they have some responsibility.
Protocols approved under the Expedited or Full review procedure require a continuing review. The IRB establishes the intervals of review at the time of approval. The intervals between reviews are commensurate with the level of risk involved to participants. However, continuing review must occur at a minimum of every 12 months from the original approval date.
OPRR mandates that all continuing reviews must be substantive and meaningful. Continuing reviews will include the following: