​Ethics Review Committee

The Ethics Review Committees (ERCs)  provide a rigorous, relevant and timely review of the research applications across the Faculty of Health Sciences in Pakistan.
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Apply for Research Ethics Approval​​

All applications must be submitted online through the ERM Infonetica Software. Please ensure that you complete all sections of the online form and upload all the supporting documents. User manual and FAQs are available online.​

Guidelines

Templates

Training Resources​​

As an investigator, you need to complete one of the following courses and submit an electronic copy of the completion certificate along with your ERC application. This certificate serves as evidence that you have completed the training.  ​

• ​CITI Program

  

  Course: Biomedical Research - Basic Course

  Total number of modules: 15

   

  Course: Biomedical Responsible Conduct of Research

  Total number of modules: 10

  Course: GCP – Social and Behavioral Research Best Practices for Clinical Research – Basic Course

  Total number of modules: 9

    

  Course: GCP – GCP Course for Clinical Trials Involving Investigational Drugs

  Total number of modules: 13
  
  

  Course: GCP – GCP Course for Clinical Trials Involving Investigational Medical Devices

  Total number of modules: 10

   

  Course: Social & Behavioral Research – Basic Course

  Total number of modules: 15

   

  Course: Social and Behavioral Responsible Conduct of Research​

  Total number of modules: 7
  

  
  

  ​Note: AKU has a yearly subscription for the CITI course. All AKU staff are eligible.

  No fee is required
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• ​National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)​

  Course: Good Clinical Practice

  Total number of modules: 12
  No fee is required
  
  
• ​AKU Clinical Trail Unit
  Workshop certification on Good Clinical Practice (ICH-GCP)​
  For enrollment and more details, please write an email to ​ctu@aku.edu
  
  
• ​​Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP)

  Course: Human Research Protection - Assurance Training (Only acceptable for Co-Investigators)
  Total number of modules: 3
  

  No fee is required.
  

​Course: Human Research Protection Training

Total number of modules: 4

No fee is required

Contact

For queries and information:​

Tel: +92 21 3493 0051 Ext: 4988/2445
​​Email: erc.pakistan@aku.edu​​​