If you would like to submit a research activity involving human subjects to the USM Institutional Review Board (IRB) for the Protection of Human Subjects for review, please follow the submission steps below.
If you have any questions about whether or not you should be using eProtocol please contact ORIO staff for guidance.
Thirty (30) days prior to starting data collection fill out and submit the on line form. Answer all questions fully and in sufficient detail to allow reviewers to make the determinations required. Only complete protocol submissions will be accepted for review. The ORIO will notify you (via email) when a submission to ORIO is received in its complete on line form.
All research involving human subjects conducted by any employee or agent of USM (faculty, staff, students, external, etc.) must receive IRB review and approval prior to implementation. e-Protocol login