Is your ethics committee efficient? Using "IRB metrics" as a self-assessment tool for continuous improvement at the faculty of tropical medicine, Mahidol University, Thailand

• Main Authors: Pornpimon Adams, Jaranit Kaewkungwal, Chanthima Limphattharacharoen, Sukanya Prakobtham, Krisana Pengsaa, Srisin Khusmith
• Other Authors: Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/32966

©2014 Adams et al. Tensions between researchers and ethics committees have been reported in several institutions. Some reports suggest researchers lack confidence in the quality of institutional review board (IRB) reviews, and that emphasis on strict procedural compliance and ethical issues raised b...