The University of Richmond IRB consists of a Board which is appointed by the President of the University. The President serves as the signatory official for the University of Richmond, which has a written agreement with the United States Department of Human Services Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP). This assurance agreement stipulates that all human subject research at the University of Richmond will adhere to the “Common Rule” which is a set of regulations governing human subject research. The President also appoints an IRB Chair who serves on the Board. These members serve indefinite terms and are listed at the IRB website home page at http://irb.richmond.edu/ under “IRB Overview.”
The IRB Chair is also the Director of the Office of Research Compliance and Integrity. As Director, the IRB Chair reports to the Provost. The budget of the IRB is managed by the Office of the Provost.