UTEP has one Institutional Review Board responsible for protecting human subjects participating in research. The IRB provides review and oversight for all human subjects research activities performed:

• by University of Texas at El Paso faculty, staff, or students on or off campus; and
• by all other facilities under the purview of UTEP IRB
• All review procedures meet or exceed the requirements set forth in § 45 CFR 46

The UTEP IRB convenes monthly.

The IRB uses the IRBNet suite of tools. All research studies submitted for IRB review at UTEP must be submitted via IRBNet.

• Federal Wide Assurance #: FWA00001224
• OHRP IRB Organization # : IORG0000191
• OHRP IRB #:  IRB00000311