The Atlanta Research & Education Foundation and the
Atlanta VA Medical Center have a cooperative agreement with
the Emory University Institutional Review Board (IRB). All
studies using human subjects must undergo review by the Emory
IRB
and evidence
of approval
must be forwarded to the Atlanta VA Medical Center before
a project can commence at the hospital.
The Emory University IRB is
a research oversight committee charged with assuring, both
in advance and by periodic review, that appropriate steps
are taken to protect the rights and welfare of humans participating
as subjects in approved research studies.