Social, Behavioral & Educational Research

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NOTICE OF CHANGE REGARDING RENEWAL REMINDERS TO INVESTIGATORS

As you know, the HSC sends out renewal reminders as a courtesy to Investigators informing you of impending protocol expirations.

This notice is to inform you that we have changed the process for when renewal reminders are sent out. Letters will now be sent automatically by our database and instead of one reminder letter and one lapsed letter, you will now be receiving:

• Two reminder letters (one at 60 days before expiration and another at 30 days)
• A closure letter 30 days after the protocol expired informing you that the study has been closed administratively for lack of response

These notifications will only be sent to the person who is listed as the Investigator on the protocol as well as the person who is listed as the Correspondent*.

*All of our forms have been revised to include the study correspondent.

*Please use the revised forms dated 10-19-11.

As of April 1, 2012, please email to human.subjects@yale.edu the sections of your application as three separate documents:

• application form with project description, etc, in one single document
• consent forms or consent scripts, debriefings and recruitment materials in one single document
• interview, survey or focus group questions (even if only a draft or a list of discussion points), measures and any other related materials in a third document

Human Subjects Committee (HSC) Forms, Templates & Instructions

• Application Form (updated 10-19-2011)
• Request for HSC Determination of Exempt Status Form (updated 10-19-2011)
• Informed Consent Template (updated 03-27-12)
• Verbal Consent Template
• Amendment Request Form (updated 10-19-2011)
• Request for Renewal or Closure Form (updated 05-22-2012)
• Request to Serve as a Collaborating Investigator Form
• Request to Change Study Personnel (updated 02-10-2012)
• Research Methods Course Application Form
• Video Release Form
• School Agreement to Participate in a Research Study
• Confidentiality Pledge Template

General Information

• HSC Review Process Flowchart
• Making Track Changes in MS Word
• HSC Deadlines
• Student Projects
• International Research Checklist (updated 5/13/2011)