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Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC)

OBJECTIVES

To ensure protection of the dignity, rights, safety and well-being of the research participants.
To ensure ethical conduct of research by the investigator team.
To ensure declaration of conflicts of interest to the Chairperson, if any at each meeting and ensuring these are recorded in the minutes.
To ensure competent initial and continuing review of all scientific, ethical, medical, and social aspects of research proposals received by it in an objective, timely and independent manner by attending meetings, participating in discussions and deliberations.
To ensure that universal ethical values and international scientific standards are followed in terms of local community values and customs.
To assist in the development and education of research community in the given institute (including researchers, clinicians, students, and others), responsive to local healthcare requirements.
To ensure that the privacy of the individual and confidentiality of data including the documents of EC meetings are protected.
To review progress reports, final reports and AE/SAE and give needful suggestions regarding care of the participants and risk of minimization procedures, if applicable.
To recommend appropriate compensation for research related injury wherever required.
To carry out monitoring visits at study sites as and when needed.
To participate in continuing education activities in research ethics and get updated on relevant guidelines and regulations.
To see that conduct of same/similar research by different investigators from the same institution is harmonized. ‘Me too’ research (replicative) should not be encouraged and submission of the same research to different funding agencies should not be accepted.

AIMS IEC MEMBER LIST (CDSCO) – For regulatory trials

CDSCO – Central Drugs Standard Control Organization

Copy No.	Name of the member	Role/ Designation in AIMS IEC
1.	Dr Deepak P, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Hassan Institute of Medical Sciences	Chairperson (External)
2.	Dr Ravi Shankar M, Prof & HOD, Department of Pharmacology, AIMS	Member Secretary
3.	Dr Padmanabha T S, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, AIMS	Medical Scientist
4.	Dr Sareetha A V, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, AIMS	Medical Scientist
5.	Dr Somashekhar C, Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, AIMS .	Medical Scientist
6.	Dr.Mahendrappa K , Professor, Department of Pediatrics, AIMS	Clinician
7.	Dr Spoorthy S, Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, AIMS	Clinician
8.	Mr. Jayaramu C R,	Legal Expert (External)
9	Ms. Lalithamma M	Legal Expert (External)
10	Mr. Srinivasa Gowda L G	Social Scientist (External)
11	Mr. Sanjeeva Deekshit	Social Scientist (External)
12	Ms. M R Mamatha	Social Scientist (External)
13	Mr. Mahadevu K H	Lay Person (External)
14	Mr. Lohith C K	Lay Person (External)
15	Mr. Srinivasa Gowda L G	Social Scientist (External)

AIMS IEC MEMBER LIST – DHR (For academic research)

DHR – Department of Health Research, Government of India

Sl. No.	Name	Role/Designation in the committee
1.	Dr. Deepak P	Chairperson (External)
2.	Dr. Ravi Shankar Manchukonda	Member Secretary
3.	Dr. Padmanabha T S	Basic Medical Scientist
4.	Dr. Kokila B N	Basic Medical Scientist
5.	Dr. Prashanth D	Basic Medical Scientist (External)
6.	Dr. Yogesh D	Clinician
7.	Dr. Mahendrappa K B	Clinician
8.	Mr. Bharath Bhushan M N	Social Scientist
9.	Dr. Prabhudeva M C	Social Scientist
10.	Ms. Neha Farheen Mushtaq	Social Scientist
11.	Mr. Jayaramu C R	Legal Expert (External)
12.	Ms. Lalithamma M	Legal Expert (External)
13.	Mr. Lohith C K	Lay Person (External)
14.	Mr. Mahadevu K H	Lay Person (External)
15.	Mr. B S Sanjeeva Deekshit	Member (External)