UC Davis Institutional Review Board Receives the Consortium for Applied Research Ethics Quality Certification
The Office of Research is pleased to announce that the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at UC Davis has earned the Consortium for Applied Research Ethics Quality (CARE-Q) certification, effective October 9, 2024 through October 8, 2029 in accordance with the member agreement.
The CARE-Q is a quality assurance program developed at the University of California and Stanford University that systematically reviews the policies, procedures and operations of institutions’ IRB offices, identifies each IRB’s strengths and weaknesses, and formally certifies those that are in compliance with federal regulations and policies. The goal is to ensure that each IRB office has clearly written procedures for protecting human research participants that accurately conform to regulatory requirements and are followed consistently.
The CARE-Q review team prepared a detailed summary from the remote visit to UC Davis on May 24, 2024.
On October 9, 2024, the CARE-Q Board of Governors reviewed the executive summary, full application and submission materials. The Board agreed with the executive committee’s recommendation that the IRB program at UC Davis meets the criteria for CARE-Q certification.
