| 01 | Ramaiah Medical College and Hospitals (RMCH) is acknowledged as one of the most premiere institutes in the country. Over the years, the institute’s emphasis on scientific rigor and a robust research culture has led to a significant increase in the number of clinical trials being conducted. This, in turn, has given rise to the need for an efficient and consistent ethical review mechanism for health and biomedical research that works to ensure the protection of human rights as mandated by Indian law. |
| 02 | In lieu of the above, the Ethics Review Board (ERB) of RMCH was established by the Chief Executive, Gokula Education Foundation (Medical) [CE, GEF (M)], in the year 2000. The ERB reviews both, scientific and ethical aspects of studies. Timely review and the safeguarding of high ethical standards form the basis of the ERB review process. |
| 03 | The Committee is constituted and administratively governed by the Chief Executive, Gokula Education Foundation (Medical). |
| 04 | The Board will independently examine, scrutinize, review and oversee all the Clinical Trials/Studies involving pharmaceutical drugs, devices, herbal or Ayurvedic products, BA/BE studies, epidemiological studies, registry, and observational and retrospective studies in addition to the academic studies of students and faculty involving patients/human participants proposed to be carried out in Ramaiah Medical College and Hospitals (which includes both, the Ramaiah Teaching Hospital and the Ramaiah Memorial Hospital) and any other outside hospital or institution. |
| 05 | The EC is also registered with the Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) with the Institutional Review Board (IRB) Organization registration no of IORG0006935. |
| 07 | DHR Certification here. |
| 08 | The Ethical Review Board was registered with the Drug Controller General, India (DCGI). Since the DCGI registration letter dated 20th April, 2013 is in the name of the ‘Ethics Committee (EC), M S Ramaiah Medical College and Hospitals,’ the Ethical Review Board was renamed the ‘Ethics Committees, M S Ramaiah Medical College and Hospitals. The Registration No. ECR/215/Inst/Ker/2013 is issued to the EC under Rule 122DD of the Drugs & Cosmetic Rules 1945. The registration was renewed in 2022 with Registration No. ECR/215/Inst/KA/2013/RR-22 dated 28 Feb 2022… Click here. |
| 09 | All the registrations are periodically renewed, as and when required. |
| 10 | A list of the members of the Ethics Committee can be found here. |
| 11 | Code of Ethics here. |