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Institute Committees
Three independent bodies guide what we teach, what we publish, and how we conduct research. Together they form the governance architecture behind every Carrick Institute program.
- Curriculum Development
- Scientific Advisory
- Institutional Review Board
Education that's accountable to the providers who trust us.
Curriculum Development Committee
Scientific Advisory Committee
Institutional Review Board
Curriculum Development Committee
Annual curriculum review
Examine program scope, sequencing, and learning outcomes across diplomate, fellowship, and certificate programs.
Content recommendations
Flag legacy content for retirement and emerging clinical reasoning frameworks for inclusion.
Cross-discipline integration
Connect functional neurology, functional medicine, rehabilitation, and research science into a coherent body of knowledge.
Assessment design
Advise on competency frameworks, assessment instruments, and alignment with recognized certification bodies.
Scientific Advisory Committee
Evidence assessment
Independent appraisal of the evidence cited in curriculum, white papers, and public-facing claims.
Emerging research
Surface peer-reviewed research that should inform — or challenge — current Carrick Institute teaching.
Publication review
Pre-publication scientific review of CI white papers, position statements, and research summaries.
Assessment design
Recommend areas where Carrick Institute should invest in original research, replication, or outcomes data.
Institutional Review Board
This committee has decision-making authority.
Annual curriculum review
Examine program scope, sequencing, and learning outcomes across diplomate, fellowship, and certificate programs.
Content recommendations
Flag legacy content for retirement and emerging clinical reasoning frameworks for inclusion.
Cross-discipline integration
Connect functional neurology, functional medicine, rehabilitation, and research science into a coherent body of knowledge.
Assessment design
Advise on competency frameworks, assessment instruments, and alignment with recognized certification bodies.
Two committees advise. One has authority. All operate in service of the mission.
Curriculum Development & Scientific Advisory Committees
Advisory role only.
Members of the Curriculum Development Committee and the Scientific Advisory Committee provide recommendations, perspectives, and subject-matter input. They do not author, approve, deliver, accredit, or warrant any specific course, module, syllabus, instructional material, or published claim of Carrick Institute.
Carrick Institute retains full curricular and editorial authority.
All decisions regarding course content, structure, sequencing, faculty selection, accreditation pathways, learner outcomes, and published materials are made solely and finally by Carrick Institute. Committee input may be accepted, modified, or declined at the institute's sole discretion.
No endorsement implied.
A member's service on either advisory committee is not, and shall not be construed as, an endorsement by that member — or by their affiliated employers, universities, hospitals, professional societies, or other organizations — of any specific Carrick Institute course, product, service, marketing claim, or clinical outcome.
Listing of credentials and affiliations.
Member names, titles, credentials, and institutional affiliations are listed for biographical context only. Listing does not represent that a member's affiliated institution has reviewed, approved, or sponsored any Carrick Institute program.
No guarantee of clinical or educational outcomes.
Neither Carrick Institute nor any individual advisor guarantees any specific learner, clinical, professional, financial, or patient-care outcome arising from participation in Carrick Institute coursework or reliance on Carrick Institute publications.
Limitation of liability for advisors.
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, members of the Curriculum Development Committee and the Scientific Advisory Committee shall not be liable to learners, patients, or third parties for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or exemplary damages arising out of, or related to, Carrick Institute coursework, decisions, or actions taken in reliance on Carrick Institute materials.
Independence of the advisory role.
Advisory committee members are not compensated based on enrollment volumes, course revenue, or marketing performance. The advisory role is intended to support educational quality and scientific integrity, not commercial promotion.
Authority, Independence & Member Protections
Regulatory authority and independence.
The Institutional Review Board is constituted, and operates, independently of Carrick Institute administration. The IRB has the authority to approve, require modification in, disapprove, suspend, or terminate research involving human participants in accordance with 45 CFR 46 and the institute's Federalwide Assurance.
No override.
IRB decisions made within its regulatory scope are not subject to override by Carrick Institute leadership, faculty, sponsors, or investigators. Carrick Institute may not approve research that the IRB has disapproved.
Good-faith service of IRB members.
IRB members serve in good faith to apply the regulations and the ethical principles of the Belmont Report. Carrick Institute indemnifies IRB members, to the fullest extent permitted by law, against personal liability arising from acts or omissions performed in good faith within the scope of their IRB duties.
No personal warranty of research outcomes.
IRB approval of a research protocol is not a warranty of the scientific validity, safety, or success of the research. IRB members shall not be personally liable to participants, investigators, or third parties for outcomes of approved research conducted in compliance with the protocol.
No guarantee of clinical or educational outcomes.
Neither Carrick Institute nor any individual advisor guarantees any specific learner, clinical, professional, financial, or patient-care outcome arising from participation in Carrick Institute coursework or reliance on Carrick Institute publications.
Reporting and recordkeeping.
The IRB maintains records as required by 45 CFR 46.115 and reports unanticipated problems, serious or continuing noncompliance, and suspensions or terminations of approval to appropriate institutional officials and federal agencies as required.
Scope of authority.
The IRB's regulatory authority is limited to the protection of human research participants. It does not extend to curriculum, editorial decisions, or non-research educational activities, which remain governed by Carrick Institute and its advisory committees as described in Part A.
Composition & rotation.
Final authority over the curriculum.
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