The Institutional Review Board of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences  comprises four separate committees of healthcare providers from a variety of disciplines and lay representatives from the at-large community. The IRB has the authority to approve, disapprove, or require modifications of research activities that fall within its jurisdiction. In addition, the IRB may work in conjunction with other university or institutional committees; however, it reviews research projects independently based upon the principle that human participants will be adequately protected.

The UAMS IRB serves the following institutions:

• University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)
• Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH)
• Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute (ACHRI)
• Arkansas Department of Health (ADH)
• Clinton School of Public Service

UAMS IRB General Registration Number with the Office for Human Research Protections, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: IORG0000345

Human Subjects Research Assurance of Compliance No.: FWA00001119; expires 1/9/2010

The UAMS Institutional Review Board serves as the Institutional Privacy Board for HIPAA.