Table 2:
IRB Member Demographics (n=93)
| IRB Personnel Characteristics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Age | Range | 25–69, Median 44 |
| Gender | Male | 22 (23.6%) |
| Female | 71(76.3%) | |
| Professional background (more than 1 choice could be selected) | Medicine | 18 (19.6%) |
| Nursing | 7 (7.5%) | |
| Biomedical science | 19 (20.4%) | |
| Behavioral/ Social science | 34 (36.5%) | |
| Public Health | 7 (7.5%) | |
| Law | 10 (10.8%) | |
| Other | 21 (22.6%) | |
| IRB member role | IRB Chair | 19 (20.4%) |
| Scientific member | 34 (36.6%) | |
| Nonscientific member | 31 (33.3%) | |
| Community member | 1 (1.1%) | |
| Another role | 8 (8.6%) | |
| Total IRB experience | 1–5 years | 29 (31.2%) |
| 6–10 years | 28 (30.1%) | |
| >10 years | 36 (38.7%) | |
| IRB Affiliation | Academic Medical Center/ University / Research Institute | 73 (78.5%) |
| Non-academic Medical Center | 7 (7.5%) | |
| Government Agency | 16 (17.2%) | |
| Independent/Commercial IRB | 4 (4.3%) | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Types research protocols (more than 1 choice could be selected) | Biomedical research | 92 (98.9%) |
| Social Science | 63 (67.7%) | |
| Public Health | 46 (49.5%) | |
| Other | 4 (4.3%) | |
| IRB Experience With Subpart B | ||
| Frequency of reviewing IRB protocols involving pregnant women | Low frequency | 63 (67.7%) |
| High frequency (half or more of IRB meetings) | 30 (32.2%) | |
| Frequency of IRB referencing Subpart B | Never or unsure | 5 (5.4%) |
| Sometimes | 49 (52.7%) | |
| Always | 38 (40.9%) | |
| Familiarity with Subpart B | Very familiar (from memory) | 21 (22.6%) |
| Mostly familiar | 47 (50.5%) | |
| A little familiar | 22 (23.6%) | |
| Not familiar at all | 3 (3.2%) | |
| Ease of understanding Subpart B | Somewhat or very easy | 47 (50.5%) |
| Not easy or difficult | 27 (29.0%) | |
| Somewhat or very difficult | 19 (20.4%) | |
| Ease of applying Subpart B to protocol review | Somewhat or very easy | 44 (47.3%) |
| Not easy or difficult | 25 (26.9%) | |
| Somewhat or very difficult | 24 (25.8%) | |