View the Agreement Review the Master Common Reciprocal Institutional Review Board Authorization Agreement.
SMART IRB SOP Manual Standard operating procedures (SOPs) for establishing and implementing reliance provide clarity during the review and conduct of research using the SMART IRB Agreement.
SMART IRB FAQs Frequently asked questions covering eligibility, how to join, agreement provisions, and other important topics.
Joining SMART IRB
How to Join SMART IRB An overview of the requirements and processes for completing the SMART IRB Joinder process.
Joinder Checklist An overview of the information required to generate your institution's Joinder Agreement.
Guidance for Affiliates A decision tree to help an affiliate of another institution determine how to join SMART IRB.
Survey for Relying Site Study Teams The Overall Principal Investigator and/or Lead Study Team may use this survey to obtain key information from a relying site study team to determine whether particular regulatory or institutional requirements should be communicated to the Reviewing IRB.
Communication Plan for Single IRB Review Institutions can use this template to document key communication roles, such as submitting initial and continuing reviews, amendments, and reportable events to the Reviewing IRB; providing conflict of interest management plans to the Reviewing IRB; and providing IRB-approved documents and communicating Reviewing IRB determinations to relying site study teams.
Overall PI (and Lead Study Team) Checklist This checklist helps an Overall PI (and Lead Study Team, where applicable) understand and fulfill his/her responsibilities, particularly for studies using the SMART IRB SOPs, which require identification of a Lead Study Team.
Relying Institution PI Checklist This checklist helps site investigators and study teams understand and fulfill their responsibilities when a study has been ceded to an external institution.
