Contact us at info@care-q.org to set up a time to speak with one of our consultants to ensure that your institution is eligible and that CARE-Q is a good fit for your office.
After discussing your interest with CARE-Q, you will be provided with the CARE-Q terms of membership and a CARE-Q certification application for you to complete.
Once your application is accepted, you will complete the IRB written procedures self-assessment (Form A)while you:
Review your current policies and procedures
Revise and develop new policies and procedures, as needed, to address all items in the self-assessment document
Ensure that all IRB-related materials available on the web are internally consistent and accurately reflect your policies and procedures
Consider contacting one of our consultants for a preliminary review of your application, as needed
Consider reviewing materials developed by our other successful applicants (see Resources) and using them to help develop / modify your policies and procedures
Respond to each of the required items in the self-assessment form by identifying the sections of your source documents that address that item, and include a link to that document for our reviewer
Compile the supporting documents into an indexed PDF
