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How to respond to comments from the IRB
The PI and Primary Study Coordinator will receive an email notification when changes are requested by the IRB. All other members of the research team can go to "My Tasks" which will display a state indicating that changes are required by the IRB for a specific project.
There are (2) steps required to complete a response to comments:
Step 1: Respond to the request in the OSIRIS application by revising your response to the smartform question or uploading a document. You must click on the "SAVE" link located at the top or bottom of the page as soon as you complete this first step.
Step 2: You must now click on "Click here to respond" to choose your response which may include: response completed, request additional information or dispute the request. Always identify the smartform question number first and then add your response. The response may be a copy and paste from the information added to the smartform question. Your response will be displayed in a green text field directly below your IRB comment. This allows the reviewer to easily view see the IRB comment and the PI’s response.