New requirements for ethical review and ethical management of colleges and universities set forth by the Ethi-cal Review Measures of Life Science and Medical Research Involving Human Participants
Objective This study aimed to explore the challenges faced by colleges and universities in performing their in-stitutional responsibilities set forth by the Ethical Review Measures of Life Science and Medical Research Involving Human Par-ticipants(hereinafter referred to as the Measures),demonstrate the key points and main challenges in standardizing the ethical review and ethical management of colleges and universities,to provide a possible reference for daily working practices.Methods Based on the interpretation of the policy document,combined with practical experiences in ethical review and ethical management,this paper summarized identified problems faced and proposed feasible practical suggestions.Results The Meas-ures strengthen the ethical review norms for life science and medical research involving human participants by reaffirming the responsibility of institutions.Colleges and universities might face some challenges and more systematic design is needed.Conclusions The ethical review and ethical management work at colleges and universities need further consideration,top-down design model should be developed,to set work priorities,and at the same time,more innovative ways should be adopted to fa-cilitate ethical review reliance and coordinate more streamlined review of cooperative research,and improve the quality and effi-ciency of ethical review promptly.
Ethical reviewColleges and universitiesInstitutional responsibilityEthical review relianceEthi-cal review efficiency