This session will explore novel approaches to centering community perspectives within the Institutional Review Board (IRB) process. Guest speakers will present successful examples of the Community IRB model, innovative consent processes, and other community-led strategies to promote trust, reciprocity, and equity as key principles in the advancement of community-engaged research design.

Learning Objectives: 

• Review common challenges to conducting community-engaged research within current IRB frameworks 
• Describe the Community IRB model and its benefits to community-engaged research 
• Explore field-tested approaches to centering community perspectives within IRB processes