IRB Board Dashboard

The IRB Board dashboard is designed for members of Institutional Review Boards who oversee the ethical review and approval of research involving human subjects. It surfaces pending protocols, review assignments, compliance alerts, and the status of all active approvals in one consolidated view.

Dashboard Panels

Pending Protocols

Lists all protocols awaiting review, sorted by submission date. Each entry shows the protocol title, principal investigator, risk level classification (Exempt, Expedited, or Full Board), and days since submission. Clicking a protocol opens its full application, supporting documents, and any prior reviewer comments.

Pending protocols panel with risk level indicators

Review Assignments

Your personal queue of protocols assigned to you for review. Each assignment shows the due date, review type (primary or secondary reviewer), and whether the protocol is a new submission or a modification to an existing approval. Completed reviews are moved to a separate archive.

Compliance Alerts

Notifications about compliance concerns across active protocols. Examples include overdue annual renewals, adverse event reports, protocol deviations reported by investigators, and expired training certifications for research personnel. Each alert links to the relevant protocol and includes recommended actions.

Approval Status Tracking

A board-wide view of all protocols organized by status: Under Review, Revisions Requested, Approved, Suspended, and Closed. Filter by department, risk level, or date range to focus on specific segments. This panel is useful for preparing board meeting agendas and tracking overall review throughput.

Recommended Workflows

1. Pre-meeting preparation -- Before each board meeting, review the Pending Protocols and your Review Assignments panels. Open each assigned protocol and record your preliminary assessment.
2. Compliance monitoring -- Check Compliance Alerts at least twice a week. Protocols with overdue renewals or unreported adverse events require prompt follow-up.
3. Status reporting -- Use Approval Status Tracking to generate summary reports for institutional leadership. Filter by date range to capture activity for a specific reporting period.

Full IRB Board dashboard layout

Tips

• Use the search bar at the top of the Pending Protocols panel to find a specific protocol by title, PI name, or protocol number.
• Set notification preferences in Settings > Notifications to receive email alerts when new protocols are assigned to you or when compliance alerts are raised.
• Protocols that have been in "Revisions Requested" status for more than 30 days are automatically flagged in the Compliance Alerts panel.