- Protocol Submission
Advantages of Using ARO
- The answers to one question dictate follow-up questions; if a question is irrelevant to your protocol, you will never have to address it.
- When your protocol is approved, the approval letter is immediately available by logging into the ARO system. You can retrieve and print a copy of the approval letter at any time.
- The processing of your protocol can be tracked in real-time via the system. You can follow the progress of your protocol review by logging into ARO.
- Once approved, anyone listed on the protocol will have access to it by logging into ARO. This simplifies distributing the currently-approved protocol version to a coinvestigator.
- ARO is linked to the IACUC training database, making it easy to add lab members to a protocol just by typing their last name (a list appears of all matches, and you can select the appropriate person).
- Submitting protocol modifications is streamlined and simpler.
- Submitting a three-year renewal is far easier. You simply need to generate a "clone" of your protocol and modify the sections requiring changes.
ARO will:
- Increase IACUC office efficiency and effectiveness
- Reduce administrative burden on researchers and staff
- Reduce compliance risk
- Improve information management for researchers, IACUC members, and staff