title: "Inefficient, arbitrary, inconsistent": a frank look at how some investigators view IRBs and a few suggestions for improvement.
authors.affiliation: Partners Human Research Committee, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hohmann
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Woodson
mesh_terms: D001290:Attitude; D003142:Communication; D026724:Ethical Review / Q000592:standards; D028744:Ethics Committees, Research / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D012108:Research Personnel / Q000523:psychology