Oversight Committee

**Semantic type:** Organization

**Definition:** An organization that approves, monitors and reviews biomedical research to protect the rights, safety and welfare of the study subjects. This committee performs critical oversight functions for research conducted on human study subjects that are scientific, ethical, and regulatory.Institutional Review Board (IRB), ethics committee, research ethics board, etc.

**Synonyms:** - OversightCommittee - OversightCommittee