Security changes impact users who log in with a U-M Friend Account
Friend Accounts (those who use an external email address instead of a U-M uniqname to log in) will have limited ability to edit or create applications in the eResearch Regulatory Management (eRRM) system.
Effective April 14, 2024, what these users can do in the system has changed.
They are able to:
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View IRB, REP, or IBC applications where they are listed on the study or lab team,
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Accept their role and upload CV (resume) as part of the Accept Role process.
They are no longer able to:
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Create new applications, studies, amendments or new users,
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Edit human subject studies, repository applications, or IBC applications,
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Post correspondence on a study workspace.
For SITE applications, our interface for participating with external institutions where a U-M IRB is providing oversight, Friend Account users continue to be able to edit and post correspondence for their sites.
If a study requires a study team member external to U-M to edit the study, a U-M study team member must request a uniqname for that person via the Sponsored Affiliate account process (or use the person’s existing uniqname if they have received one via a different process).
Once a Sponsored Affiliate account is created, or their existing uniqname is identified, submit a help ticket to [email protected]. In the email, include the relevant HUM #(s), the external email address used by the individual in the study(s), and the (new/existing) U-M uniqname. The support team will update the HUM data as appropriate, switching the user from their Friend Account to their Sponsored Affiliate (uniqname) account.
Human Subjects Incentive Program (HSIP) Policy Change
The Human Subjects Application has been updated to reflect changes to the HSIP policy. There are now just two payment tiers. Tier A indicates a study is paying all subjects $400 or less in a calendar year. Tier B indicates a study is paying one or more subjects $401 or more in a calendar year. See the HSIP program website for more information.
Informed Consent Templates
IRBMED released new Informed Consent Templates on April 15, 2024. Review important information regarding template changes and dates for compliance on the IRBMED A-Z Standard Template page.
For IRB Staff and Committee Reviewers
The FDA Regulated indicator has been corrected to appropriately update upon amendment.