IRB Meeting Schedule
Mercer IRB Review
Mercer University’s Institutional Review Board meets on the 2nd Monday of each month. The deadline to submit an item for the IRB meeting agenda is by the 4th Monday of the previous month by 5:00 PM. Any item received after the submission deadline will not be reviewed until the following meeting.
NOTE: Clinical trial items and minimal risk protocols requiring full board review and approval must follow the IRB meeting schedule. Principal Investigators conducting these studies are responsible for submitting the appropriate documentation with enough time for the item to be processed and placed on the meeting agenda.
Holiday Closures
The Mercer University ORC and IRB follow the Registrar's academic calendar for campus holiday closures.
| Christmas Break 2021 | December 23 - January 1 |
| New Year's Day | January 1 |
| Martin L. King Birthday | January 17 |
| Good Friday | April 15 |
| Memorial Day | May 30 |
| Independence Day | July 4 |
| Labor Day | September 5 |
| Thanksgiving Break 2022 | November 24 - 25 |
| Christmas Break 2022 | December 22 -January 1 |
Mercer IRB Meeting Schedule
| MEETING DATE | SUBMISSION DEADLINE |
|---|---|
| January 10, 2022 | December 13, 2021 |
| February 14, 2022 | January 31, 2022 |
| March 14, 2022 | February 28, 2022 |
| April 11, 2022 | March 28, 2022 |
| May 09, 2022 | April 25, 2022 |
| June 13, 2022 | May 30, 2022 |
| July 11, 2022 | June 27, 2022 |
| August 08, 2022 | July 25, 2022 |
| September 12, 2022 | August 29, 2022 |
| October 10, 2022 | September 26, 2022 |
| November 14, 2022 | October 31, 2022 |
| December 2022 - NO MEETING* | |
*Mercer's IRB will not meet in December. Any Convened Review studies expiring in December MUST be reviewed for annual renewal no later than the November IRB Meeting.
Atrium Health Navicent IRB Review
Joint protocol studies reviewed and approved by Navicent Health's Institutional Review Board (IRB) must follow the Atrium Health Navicent IRB Meeting Schedule 2022.
All meetings will be held via TEAMS.
| MEETING DATE | SUBMISSION DEADLINE |
|---|---|
| January 20 | January 6 |
| February 10 | January 27 |
| March 10 | February 24 |
| April 14 | March 31 |
| May 12 | April 28 |
| June 09 | May 26 |
| July 14 | June 30 |
| August 11 | July 282 |
| September 08 | August 25 |
| October 13 | September 29 |
| November 10 | October 27 |
| December - NO MEETING | |
All Atrium Health Navicent IRB meetings are virtual.
For additional information, contact Penny Nobles by phone at (478) 633-1440 or by sending an email to Penny.Nobles@atriumhealth.org
