Georgetown IRB Virtual Office Hours

Welcome to the Georgetown University IRB Virtual Help Desk Office Hours!

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Beginning June 1, 2024, the Georgetown IRB Staff are providing Virtual Office Hours (VOH) by IRB Analyst/IRB committee. Each registered appointment will have a 30-minute time slot with an IRB Professional for one-on-one assistance. VOH is an opportunity to meet with an individual IRB Analyst to discuss your individual concerns and questions regarding the IRB process.

Please select the IRB Analyst from the options below who aligns with the type of research you are conducting.

Irene Alvarez-Mendoza – Committee AB (Biomedical)

Hina Khawar – Committee D (Oncology)

Chris Kim – Senior IRB and Reliance Coordinator

Nicolas Brown – Committee C (Social and Behavioral)

Naomi Skarsgard – Committee E/GHUCCTS (Biomedical)

Please Note:

The Georgetown IRB Staff will not provide any IRB determinations during Virtual Office Hours. In order to receive an official IRB determination, the study protocol must be submitted and reviewed through the Georgetown-MedStar IRB System.
If you are seeking IRB application assistance, please check out our website to see our new videos, How to Create and Submit a Social Behavioral IRB Application and a How to Create and Submit a Biomedical IRB Application.
The Georgetown-MedStar IRB System is a shared IRB System.
- For Georgetown affiliates, to request an account, please complete the New User Request Form.
- For MedStar affiliates, your manager must complete the IIQ page on StarPort to request access: http://starport.medstar.net/msh/IS/Pages/AIM.aspx. Please contact MedStar’s IRB staff at ORI.helpdesk@medstar.net if you need any additional information on how to request access to the eIRB system.