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After applying for a user account

Welcome to the Department of Health Institutional Review Board!

We look forward to working together. Thank you for providing your initial information for a user account.

You will receive email notification in 24-48 hours with your user account information for IRBWise, the Department of Health's IRB electronic IRB application system.

What you should do next:

  • complete the research ethics course (the CITI course) at: https://www.citiprogram.org/
    • Note: DOH's research ethics course is provided by the Collaborative IRB Training Initiative--CITI. If you have questions about accessing the CITI course, or logging in to the CITI course, contact the CITI program. For more information you can contact Regina Smith at (305) 243-7970
  • review DOH's policies for human participant research

Who can you contact for help with questions, or to provide comments or suggestions?

Meghan Kennedy, IRB Administrator
meghan_kennedy@doh.state.fl.us
850-245-4610

Donna West, IRB Assistant Administrator
donna_west@doh.state.fl.us
850-245-4034

Robert Hood, Ph.D., C.I.P.,
State Public Health Ethicist
robert_hood@doh.state.fl.us
850-245-4044