Advertising Guidelines
These guidelines apply to all copies of all advertisements (including print, internet, radio, TV, or other means) or other methods (direct letters, letters from schools) of recruitment to be used. The IRB must review the exact wording to be used except for the date and time the research is to be initiated.
Advertisements must include
- Name and phone number of the investigator
- The general purpose of the research
- A summary form of the eligibility criteria that will be used to admit subjects into the study
- A straightforward and truthful description of the benefits (e.g. payments or free treatment) to the subject from participation in the study
- The location of the research
- The person to contact for further information
Advertisements must be approved by the IRB. Any changes in an advertisement must have prior approval by the IRB.
Margaret Marion, AB '12
“The hardest decision I had to make when I was applying for the AB/AM program was whether to become an administrative or clinical student,” says Margaret Marion, AB '12. “I understood that whichever track I chose, I would still have room to pursue classes in the other track that fit in with my academic and professional goals"