Scientific Inquiry and Practice-Based Evidence for the Health of American Indians and Alaska Natives
Institutional Review Boards (IRB) | Independent Tribal IRBs
National IRB (NIRB) at IHS Headquarters, Rockville, Maryland: IRB00000646 | ||
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Alan Trachtenberg, MD, MPH, Ms. Mary Eve Mahsetky |
801 Thompson Ave. |
301-443-4700 (voice) |
Aberdeen Area: IRB00000635 | ||
Dewey Ertz, PhD Marsha Rernleitner |
115 4th Avenue, S.E. |
605-226-7493 (voice) |
Alaska Area: IRB00000636 | ||
Drs. Shanda Lohse and Michael Engel Terry Powell |
4315 Diplomacy Drive - RMCC |
shandalohse@southcentralfoundation.com |
Bemidji Area | ||
Dawn Wyllie, MD, MPH |
522 Minnesota Avenue, NW |
218-444-0491 (voice) |
Billings Area IHS/Rocky Mountain Tribal: IRB00000638 | ||
Gordon Belcourt L.Jace Killsback Cheryl Belcourt |
Rocky Mountain IRB |
406-252-2550 (voice) |
Nashville Area: IRB00000640 | ||
Palmeda Taylor, PhD |
711 Stewarts Ferry Pike |
615-467-1534 (voice) |
Navajo Area: IRB00000641 | ||
Beverly Becenti-Pigman Louise Joe |
P.O. Box 1390 |
928-697-2525 (voice) |
Oklahoma City Area: IRB00000642 | ||
Julie A. Erb-Alvarez, MPH John Farris, MD |
701 Market Drive |
405-951-3946 (voice) |
Phoenix Area: IRB00000643 | ||
Cynthia Claus, PhD, MPH |
Two Renaissance Square |
602-364-5169 |
Portland Area: IRB00000645 | ||
Rena Macy |
Portland Area IHS |
503-414-7778 (voice) |
Tucson Area | ||
Karen Higgins,PhD (Human participants research clearance is referred to the NIRB) |
7900 South J. Stock Road |
520-295-2532 (voice) |
An increasing number of Tribes are forming their own IRBs (below) under 45 CFR 46. Research projects at IHS direct care facilities serving a Tribal Nation that has its own IRB must have the approval of both the Tribal IRB and the IHS IRB. Projects at facilities managed by Tribal Nations with their own IRB and FWA require approval of only the Tribal IRB. Protocols approved by Tribal Research Review Committees that do not meet the formal requirements of 45 CFR 46 for an IRB should also be forward to the IHS IRB for approval. A formal letter of approval from the Tribal Research Committee or IRB is required for consideration by an IHS IRB. This generally takes the place of the Council Resolution or approval letter from an authorized Tribal Health Official that would ordinarily be required. Tribal IRBs that serve a dual role as both a Tribal IRB and an IHS Area Office IRB (Such as the Navajo Nation’s IRB) are listed under “IHS IRBs.”
California Rural Indian Health Board (CRIHB) | ||
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Susan Dahl, MHA, RHIA, CHC, CHP Carol Korenbrot, PhD |
4400 Auburn Blvd., 2nd floor |
916-929-9761 Ext 1010 919-929-9761 , Ext. 1040 |
Cherokee Nation | ||
Sohail Kahn, MBBS, MPH Gloria Grim, MD |
P.O. Box 948 |
918-456-0671 X2557 (voice) |
Chickasaw Nation | ||
Sheryl Goodson, Chair |
Carl Albert Indian Health Facility |
580-421-4548 (voice) 580-421-4532 |
Choctaw Nation | ||
David F. Wharton, MPH, RN |
Choctaw Nation Health Services Choctaw Nation Health Clinic - Idabel |
580-286-2600 Ext. 1076 |
We hope that this list will always be growing. If your Tribal IRB is not listed here, please email the information about it to irb@ihs.gov or call Dr. Alan Trachtenberg at 301-443-0578 or Ms. Teresa Sappier at 301-443-6622.