All of the following conditions apply to those protocols that are conducted in collaboration between WCMC-NYC and WCMC-Q.

1. If the research involves subjects (or in case of study of existing materials, the materials) that are only in Qatar and which include investigators at WCMC-NYC, a collaborative review will be conducted. The collaborative review process will be as follows:


• Investigators will submit the protocol for review via the WCMC-Q IRB on-line system.
• Once a protocol has been reviewed and approved by the WCMC-Q IRB, this IRB will be the designated IRB, and all subsequent submissions, reviews and approvals for that protocol will be done through the WCMC-Q IRB.
• One or two WCMC-NYC IRB member(s) will be assigned as reviewers on the protocol.
• Consent documents for research conducted in Qatar should be translated into Arabic, Hindi, and/or the appropriate language(s) for the subject cohort(s) to be recruited.
• Final approval authority will remain with WCMC-Q IRB.
• Both campuses are required to comply with the terms of the FederalWide Assurance filed with Office of Human Research Protections.
• Either campus may limit its participation in a given research protocol based on the local cultural and political context.
2. If the research involves subjects (or in case of study of existing materials, the materials) that are not in Qatar, WCMC-NYC IRB will review the research and serve as the IRB of record. The WCMC-NYC IRB submission and review process will be followed. Once a protocol has been reviewed and approved by the WCMC-NYC IRB, this IRB will be the designated IRB and all subsequent submissions, reviews and approvals for that protocol will be done through the WCMC-NYC IRB.


3. If the subjects (or in case of study of existing materials, the materials) are in Qatar AND elsewhere, WCMC-Q IRB and WCMC-NYC IRB will both review those protocols through their respective submission and review processes.


4. Currently approved WCMC-NYC IRB protocols that recruit subjects in Qatar will submit their next and subsequent continuing reviews through the WCMC-Q IRB.