Introduction
The Institutional Review Committee (IRC) of Institute of Medicine (IOM) is an independent and autonomous body of IOM which is responsible for the review of the research proposals and provide approval for the clinical studies and researches planned to be conducted in Maharajgunj Medical Campus and the constitutional colleges of IOM. The IRC of IOM has also been monitoring the research activities of multinational/multicentric clinical trials being conducted in MMC and constitutional colleges/hospitals.
The ethical review process is based on the ethical principles of health research – respect for the autonomy of research participants, beneficence and non-maleficence, justice and respect for environment. It will provide independent, competent and timely review. The IRC will be free of bias and influence (political, institutional, professional, financial, etc.).
Composition of IRC
The current IRC is composed of a chairperson, a member secretary and 9 board members:
Prof. Dr.
Anil Shrestha
Chairperson
Dr. Saraswati Dhungana
Member Secretary
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Anil Dev Panta
Member
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chandramani Poudel
Member
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Neebha Ojha
Member
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Archana Pandey
Member
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Saraswati Gautam Bhattarai
Member
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pranil Man Singh Pradhan
Member
Dr. Bishun Dayal Prasad Patel
Member
Advocate Dr. Bishnu Basyal
Member
Dr. Anil Kumar Singh
Member