College of Nursing
Research Study Participant Recruitment
All requests to access or recruit College of Nursing participants (including students, alumni, senior leadership, faculty, and staff) for a research study must be directed to the Office of the Associate Dean Research and Graduate Studies, College of Nursing, for operational approval.

In accordance with the University of Saskatchewan (USask) and College of Nursing research policies and procedures, distribution of any research study information to College of Nursing students, alumni, senior leadership, faculty, and/or staff prior to contacting the Office of the Associate Dean Research and Graduate Studies, College of Nursing is strictly prohibited.

Before contacting USask College of Nursing students, alumni, senior leadership, faculty, and/or staff, you must receive operational approval from the Office of the Associate Dean Research and Graduate Studies, College of Nursing.

Research studies (funded or unfunded) involving College of Nursing participants as research subjects require an ethical review and approval from the University of Saskatchewan (USask) Research Ethics Board (REB) and operational approval from the College of Nursing.

Steps to Obtain College of Nursing Operational Approval

If you have approval from another university, you are still required to obtain USask REB approval; however, you may be eligible for an expedited review.

Please submit the following information (as applicable) to the USask Ethics Office:

  1. Evidence of external REB approval (i.e., a Certificate of Approval)
  2. The approved REB application (from the institution where approval was granted)
  3. Approved consent form(s)
  4. Approved data collection tools (i.e., surveys, questionnaires, etc.)
  5. Approved recruitment material(s) that will be used to advertise the study at USask

Upon receiving USask REB approval, contact the Office of the Associate Dean Research and Graduate Studies, College of Nursing, and submit the following information:

Request to Recruit College of Nursing Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students, and Alumni as Research Participants:

  1. An electronic copy of the research proposal (including protocol, surveys, interview guides, posters, etc.)
  2. Ethics approvals from both the home Institution/University and the University of Saskatchewan. For USask researchers recruiting in the College of Nursing, only provide the USask REB Certificate of Approval.

Request to Recruit College of Nursing Senior Leaders, Executive Team Members, Faculty, and Staff as Research Participants:

  1. The home Institution/University REB Certificate of Approval
  2. The USask REB Letter of Acknowledgement. For USask researchers recruiting in the College of Nursing, only provide the USask REB Certificate of Approval.

Questions?

Please contact the Office of the Associate Dean Research and Graduate Studies.

Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies

Dr. Louise Racine
1A20.1 Health Sciences
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 2Z4
Phone: (306) 966-6366
Fax: (306) 966-6621
louise.racine@usask.ca