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GUIDANCE Engagement

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This guidance provides researchers, the Human Subjects Division (HSD), and the UW Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) with an overview of the concept of engagement and how HSD interprets and applies engagement for UW research reviewed by any IRB. This information applies to all research under HSD and the UW IRB’s authority as described in the guidance on Authority and Responsibility of HSD and UW IRB.