What IRB Do:

1.     In 2006 Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST) and King Abdulla University Hospital (KAUH) established The Institutional Review Board (IRB) committee to ensure the protection of the rights, safety and well-being of human subjects involved in a trial conducted at KAUH.

2.     The IRB is charged with the responsibility of reviewing, prior to its initiation, all researches (whether funded or not) involving human participants. The IRB is concerned with protecting the welfare, rights, and privacy of human subjects. The IRB has the authority to approve, disapprove, monitor, and require modifications in all research activities that fall within its jurisdiction as specified by both the federal regulations and institutional policy. The IRB shall have at least five members of varying backgrounds in order to provide complete and adequate review of human research and its institutional, legal, scientific, and social implications. The Board will also include at least one member who is not affiliated with the institution and one member who is not a scientist. The IRB has several consultants who advise the Board and are periodically involved in protocol review.