OFFICE OF THE MEMBERS SECRETARY, ETHICS COMMITTEE

ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES

 

Date: November 4th, 2008

 

NOTICE

 

It is being brought to the notice of all Faculty members and postgraduate students that Ethical clearance is essential for all projects/protocols before they start doing research.  They are advised to submit their protocols/proposals “through proper channel” to the office of Ethics Committee and the guide should provide an undertaking that the research for which Ethics clearance is requested has not been initiated and shall be initiated only after Ethics Clearance.

 

Submissions by the postgraduate/doctoral students can be made simultaneously for the Ethics Committee Meetings while submitting protocols to the Academic Section.  Submissions can be made on all days.  Proposals received till 15th of any month will be processed in the coming Ethics Committee Meeting and those received after 15th will be processed in the Next Ethics Committee Meeting.  All meetings of Ethics Committee will be held on first Monday of January, February, March, April, August, September, October, November and those of Ethics Sub-Committee (for all Post-graduate/doctoral  students i.e. M.Sc/M.Biotech./MD/MS/MDS/MHA /DM/M.Ch/Ph.D thesis and/or dissertation) on the immediately preceding Friday of the above dates. The Schedule of the Meetings are as follows:

 

INSTITUTE ETHICS SUB-COMMITTEE FOR THESIS AND DISSTERTATION MEETING FOR 2009

INSTITUTE ETHICS COMMITTEE MEETING FOR 2009

S.No.

Date of Meeting

Date of Meeting

1.

28th November, 2008

1st December, 2008

1.

2nd  January, 2009

5th January, 2009

2.

30th  January, 2009

2nd February, 2009

3.

27th February, 2009

2nd March, 2009

4.

3rd  April, 2009

6th April, 2009

5.

1st May, 2009

4th May, 2009

 

Submissions will be received in the designated office of the Ethics Committee as follows:

 

Room No. 102

1st Floor, Old O.T. Block, AIIMS

Tel No.: 4579

 

It is requested to send 10 copies of the proposal along with covering letter and a soft copy in the form of a CD for research projects and 14 copies of thesis proposal along with covering letter and a soft copy in the form of a CD (for all Post-graduate students i.e. M.Sc/ M.Biotech./MD/MS/MDS/MHA/ DM/M.Ch/Ph.D thesis and/or dissertation) to Ethics Sub-Committee.  It is once again reiterated that all submissions should be made in the prescribed guidelines and Format of the Ethics Committee/Sub-Committee with signature of all investigators. These guidelines and format are available at AIIMS website. Documents to be submitted:

  1. Details in Format, Patient Information Sheet (PIS), Patient Informed Consent (PIC), both in english and hindi in simple language, and relevant annexures.
  2. Covering letter, through proper channel.
  3. Copy of the protocol.
  4. Please ensure that all the pages are numbered.
  5. Soft copy on CD containing details in Format, PIS, PIC, relevant annexure and protocol.

 

While submitting replies raised by the Ethics Committee/Sub-Committee, the candidate are advised to  mention the Ethics Committee/Sub-Committee Reference number/s and also attach  a copy of the comments of the Ethic Committee/Sub-Committee.

 

 

 

 

(Dr. Sunil Chumber)                                                    (Prof. Renu Saxena)               

Member Secretary – Ethics Sub Committee                 Member Secretary – Ethics Committee                       

 

CIRCULATION:

 

  1. All Chief of Centres/ Heads of the Departments are requested to kindly display it in the Department’s Notice Board for wide publicity.
  2. Notice Boards