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The McLaren system includes 14 hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 490-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 620,000 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health and hospice providers, retail medical equipment showrooms, pharmacy services, and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company.
McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, one of only 49 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the U.S. McLaren has 26,000 employees and more than 85,500 network providers. Its operations are housed in more than 350 facilities serving Michigan and Indiana.
The documents on this page are intended to provide you with general guidance in the conduct of research and/or the IRB submission process:
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Click here to find up to date information regarding the proposed Common Rule changes
Guidance on QI/QI vs. Research
Investigator Handbook (Pre-2018 Common Rule before 1/21/19)
MHC Investigator Responsibility Policy
GCP Guidelines
IRB Guidance on Case Reports / Case Series
IND Worksheet
Example for Waiver of Informed Consent 1 (2018 Common Rule)
Example Waiver of Informed Consent
Example for Waiver of Documentation of Informed Consent 1 (2018 Common Rule)
Example Waiver of Documentation of Informed Consent
Translation Requirements - Guidance (2018 Common Rule)
Translation Requirements Guidance
Lay Language Glossary for Medical Terminology
Subject Advertisement Guidelines
IRB Fees
IRB Fees Effective October 14, 2019
IRB Meeting Dates
IRB Roster