Institutional Scientific Research Committee

CARITAS

Institutional Scientific Research Committee

A research committee has been functioning in the college since 2013 on initiation of the PG course. The committee ensures the quality of PG dissertations, UG research projects and departmental projects and will be referred to the Caritas Ethics committee for approval.

Aim:

To approve the project proposals of the dissertation and group projects submitted by nursing students.
To monitor and supervise timely completion of dissertation and project work by nursing students.
To forward the departmental projects by faculty to the Institutional Ethics Committee.
To create awareness regarding research methodology, ethical issues and other supporting information.

Quorum:

The quorum shall be 2/3 rd of the total members.

Frequency of meeting:

Biannually.

Functions:

The Nursing research proposals generated at Caritas College of Nursing need to have the approval of the Scientific Research Committee before being submitted for an ethics committee for consideration. Under this process, the Scientific Research Committee will perform mainly the function of consideration of nursing research proposals for quality improvement and approval. After the approval, the proposals will be forwarded to Caritas Institutional Ethics Committee for consideration. Approved proposal will be considered for intramural funding if required.

INSTITUTIONAL SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH COMMITTEE-2023

Chairperson
- Prof. Mrs. Twinkle Mathew
- Principal
Co-Chairperson
- Prof. Sr. Lisy John
- Vice Principal, OBG
Secretary
- Prof. Rincy T Issac
- Research Cell Co-ordinator
Members
- - Mrs. Smitha Paul
  - Professor,HOD, Medical Surgical Nursing
- - Mrs. Praveena M Prakash
  - Associate Professor, HOD, Community Health Nursing
- - Mr. Arun G Plathottam
  - Associate Professor, Mental Health Nursing
- - Mrs. Joslin John
  - Assistant Professor HOD, Child Health Nursing
- - Mrs. Anila C Eapen
  - Assistant Professor,Faculty Representative
- - Mr.Jeswin Baby
  - Externalexpert, Biostatistition

Standard Operating Procedure:

The committee shall provide independent,competent and scientific review of research proposals prepared by the investigators.
The committee shall provide the investigator(s) with a standard format prescribed by the university for submission of research projects.
The committee shall review the nursing research proposals submitted to it within a reasonable time and document its views to communicate with the investigator(s)
The committee shall call on a meeting and may request the investigator(s) to present the proposal in person and explain needed aspects of the study.

The committee shall obtain relevant documents from the investigator(s) which should include
- Study proposal
- Written informed consent(in English and Malayalam)
- Tool(s) used for the study
Five hard copies of such documents shall be submitted to the Secretary of the committee fifteen days prior to the research proposal presentation.
. Each member of the committee shall review the proposals and the comments shall be presented by the reviewer in the meeting and decide on to forward the proposal to Institutional Ethical Committee(IEC) after counterchecking the modifications made in the research proposal by the investigator(s).
The committee shall ensure the publication of all undergraduate and postgraduate theses to confirm the dissemination of research findings.

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Institutional Scientific Research Committee

CARITAS