Institutional Review Board
(previously Human Assurances Committee)
IRB00000843
FWA00005639 

The Human Assurances Committee (HAC), which functions as a committee of the Research Council, has the responsibility of ensuring that, for each activity planned or conducted:

1. the rights and welfare of human subjects are adequately protected;
2. the risks to the subjects are outweighed by the potential benefits, either to the subject directly or to scientific understanding in general; and
3. the informed consent of all subjects is obtained through methods that are both adequate and proper. [See 5200 D and E .]

The members of the HAC represent a variety of disciplines, such as law, medicine, sociology, psychology, and education, and include one non-UI member who serves as community representative. The Associate Vice President for Research is a member of HAC.

For further information please see the Procedures section of this website or contact the Human Assurances Committee at hac@uidaho.edu, 208-885-6162.