KING EDWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
SETH GORDHANDAS SUNDERDAS MEDICAL COLLEGE
बृहन्मुंबई महानगरपालिका रुग्णालय
Registered by : DCGI & Licensing Authority with Re-Registration
No.ECR/229/Inst/MH/2013/RR-19 issued under
NewDrugs and Clinical Trials Rules, 2019 and
the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940.
Valid from April 22, 2019 thru April 21, 2024
Recognized by : The Strategic Initiative for Developing Capacity in
Ethical Review (SIDCER),Forum for Ethical committees in Asia and
the Western Pacific Region (FERCAP) for its compliance with
international and local standards in ethical review.
Accredited by : National Accreditation Board for Hospitals (NABH) &
Healthcare Providers (Constituent Board of Quality Council of
India).
Valid from May 19, 2021 thru May 18, 2024 Certificate No. EC-
CT- 2018-0027
Registered By: Biomedical and Health Research (NECRBHR),
Department of Health Research (DHR).
Recognized by: The Strategic Initiative for Developing Capacity in Ethical
Review (SIDCER), Forum for Ethical committees in Asia and
the Western Pacific Region (FERCAP) for its compliance with
international and local standards in ethical review.
Registered By: Biomedical and Health Research (NECRBHR),
Dr. G. B. Parulekar Dean, Seth G. S. Medical College and K. E. M. Hospital, Mumbai constituted the Ethics Committee in 1987. Dr. S. M. Karandikar was the first Chairperson and Dr. S. A. Dahanukar was the first Member Secretary of this committee. The committee was reformulated in 1999 with the chairperson from outside the institution. In 2002 it was renamed as Ethics Committee for Research on Human Subjects (ECRHS). In November 2008, the Director ME & MH, Dr. Sanjay Oak constituted and launched an additional committee, Committee for Academic Research Ethics (CARE) to oversee ethical review of thesis and investigator initiated projects. The first meeting of CARE was held on 3rd December 2008.
The Strategic Initiative for Developing Capacity in Ethical Review (SIDCER) and Forum for Ethical Review Committees in Asia and the Western Pacific Region (FERCAP) conducted a survey visit in February 2009. In keeping with recommendations of the SIDCER surveyors, on 24th March 2009 a new SAE Subcommittee of the ECRHS was formulated with Dr. Urmila Thatte as Head of the SAE Subcommittee and Dr. Raakhi Tripathi as Executive Secretary. The first meeting of the SAE Subcommittee was held on 21st April 2009.
The Committees underwent a survey by the SIDCER and FERCAP on September 2012 for confirmation of recognition and both committees received the SIDCER rerecognition award for compliance to international standards in November 2012.
In keeping with recommendations of the SIDCER surveyors, the ECRHS and CARE were dissolved on 31st December 2012 by the Institutional head Dr. Sandhya Kamath and two new boards were constituted Institutional Review Board–I and II (IRB-I and IRB-II) from 1st January 2013. The SAE Subcommittee was also reconstituted from 1st January 2013.
Following registration with Drugs Controller General (India) [DCGI], the Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) I & II are renamed as Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC) I & II. The IEC–I was registered with DCGI with registration no. ECR/229/Inst./MH/2013 on 22nd April 2013 and IEC-II was registered with DCGI with registration no. ECR/417/lnst./MH/2013 on 6th August 2013.
IEC-I & IEC-II presently function according to the requirements laid down in Schedule Y and are guided by the ICH GCP guidelines, Ethical Principles set forth in the Declaration of Helsinki and the Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical Research on Human Participants laid down by the Indian Council of Medical Research.
4.IEC Protocol review processing fees
6. Standard operating procedures (SOP 1 to 22) V6.1 dated 29th June 2020.
8.SOP 24 Version 1 (Review of Case Report and Case Series)
9.SOP 25 Version 1 Audio Visual (AV) Recording of Informed Consent Process
11. Member list
12.Notice – CDSCO Dated 25-02-2021 for SAE reporting
13.Circular dated 21st March 2023 regarding protocol submission
14.Important circular for Investigators regarding Submissions
IEC-I | IEC-II | IEC-III | |
Member Secretary | Dr. Raakhi Tripathi Associate Professor Pharmacology & Therapeutics Intercom no. 7444,7482 Mobile no. 9821724700 |
Dr. Priyanka Prasad Associate Professor Microbiology Intercom no. 7552 Mobile no. 9930923115 |
Dr. Swapna Kanade Associate Professor Microbiology Intercom no. 7827 Mobile no. 9004377725 |
Jt. Member Secretary | Dr. Nithya Gogtay Prof. and Head, Clinical Pharmacology Intercom no. 7715 Mobile no. 9820495836 |
Dr. Mona Agnihotri Associate Professor (Additional) Pathology Intercom no. 7566, 7555 Mobile no. 9987810111 |
Dr. Shirish Joshi Professor (Additional) Pharmacology & Therapeutics Intercom no. 7444 Mobile no. 9820338456 |
Office Address:
Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC) I, II & III
Dr Sangeeta Ravat- Dean
New UG-PG Hostel, 20 Storey Hostel Building, Ground Floor,Seth G.S. Medical College & K.E.M. Hospital, Parel, Mumbai 400 012.
Telephone no: 2412 2188, 24107515
Intercom no. 7515
E-mail: iec-1@kem.edu
E-mail: iec-2@kem.edu
E-mail: iec-3@kem.edu
The IEC Office timing for correspondence and communication is as follows: The office hours for submission of documents, enquiries and telephonic communication with the IEC staff are as follows:
Monday to Friday – 1.30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.
Saturday – 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
For Investigators:
2. Sample format Cover Letter for Pharmaceutical & GOVT sponsored Funded studies
3. For online GCP training certification follow website link : gcp.nihtraining.com
4.Sample format of Memorandum of Understanding(MOU)
5.Circular : who should be the Principal investigator
6.Revised sample format of DRB Approval letter Dated 21st March 2023
7.Revised Departmental Review Board Guidance Document dated 21st March 2023
8.Investigator Undertaking format