The Research Ethics Board (REB) ensures that research involving the participation of humans meets current scientific and ethical research standards for the protection of human research participants. To achieve this objective, the REB:
The REB is appointed on behalf of Unity Health Toronto and maintains an arms-length relationship with Unity Health. The Unity Health Toronto Board of Directors mandates the REB to independently approve, reject, propose modifications to, or terminate any proposed or ongoing research involving human participants or human materials, which is conducted within, or by members of Unity Health.
Decisions made by the REB are based on the scientific and ethical merits of the research, and are made independently of other interests of the hospital. Unity Health retains the authority to disallow the conduct of research even if approved by the REB.
