Institutional Review Board

Partnering with investigators to ensure safe and ethical research

The eIRB/eCompliance submission system is undergoing upgrades this month. On Thursday May 20th at 5 P.M. and lasting until the early morning on Tuesday, May 25th, the entire IRB submission system will be shut down and will not be accessible to submit any type of action. If you have a an emergent reportable event during this time, please email IRB Help within the required reporting timeframe.

KUMC IRB Information

Federalwide Assurance (FWA) has been approved for KUMC. The FWA covers two IRBs that operate at the KUMC main campus in Kansas City as well as other IRBs designated by the KUMC HRPP as reviewing IRBs.

• Institutional Organization #:  IORG0000100
• Federalwide Assurance #:  FWA00003411 
• KUMC IRBs
  • IRB 1#:  IRB00000161
  • IRB 3#:  IRB00006196
• IRB regulatory assurance statement and statement about IRB membership (January 2021)
• 2021 IRB meeting dates

Contact Us

The IRB Office is located in the Fairway North Office Building at 4330 Shawnee Mission Parkway, Suite 3170, Fairway, KS 66205. Feel free to e-mail or call us with your questions.

• Our mailing address is 3901 Rainbow Blvd., Mailstop 7005, Kansas City, KS 66160
• Our email address for general questions is routinely monitored by IRB staff: IRBhelp@kumc.edu
• Our general office phone number is (913) 588-1240; fax (913)588-5771
• Additional Contact Information