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These include studies submitted to the UMMC-MREC by:  \ni. FOM-UM staff and students,  \nii. UMMC staff and students,  \niii. UM staff and students who are not from FOM-UM,  \niv. Non-UM/UMMC Principal Investigators (PIs) .  \n2.2 Protocols that involve human subjects but are not medical/health-related studies are referred to the University of Malaya Research Ethics Committee (UMREC) . Protocols involving non-human living vertebrates are referred to the Animal Care Committee of the Faculty of Medicine, UM.  \n2.3 This SOP describes the ethical values on which the UMMC-MREC is based; the composition and appointment of UMMC-MREC and its subcommittees and secretariat; their duties and responsibilities; and attendance, training, expected deliverables, and disclosure of conflict of interest.  \n3.0 RESPONSIBILITY  \n3.1 It is the responsibility of the Chair of the Board of Management (BOM) of UMMC to:  \ni. establish the UMMC-MREC.  \nii. appoint the Chair and Members of UMMC-MREC.  \niii. provide the terms of reference for these appointments in accordance with prevailing UMMC and UM policies, guidelines, and regulations.  \n3.2 The UMMC Director is responsible for appointing the UMMC-MREC Secretariat Staff.  \n3.3 It is the responsibility of the Chair and members of UMMC-MREC and its subcommittees and the secretariat staff to study, comprehend, comply with, and respect the procedures and guidelines set by the UMMC-MREC as approved by appropriate UMMC officials.  \n3.4 It is the responsibility of all newly appointed UMMC-MREC and subcommittee members to read, understand, accept, and sign appointment documents at the start of their appointment or reappointment to the UMMCMREC.  \n3.5 It is the responsibility of new UMMC-MREC members to undergo training as early as possible during the course of his appointment and existing UMMCMREC members to continuously update themselves and undertake training on relevant knowledge and skills. The UMMC-MREC Chair and Deputy Chair shall join UMMC-MREC members to attend training/seminars/workshops as needed, and ensure that adequate resources are provided for continuing professional development. Therefore, UMMC is responsible for providing support and an annual budget for specific training and other educational activities for UMMC-MREC members.  \n4.0 STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS  \n4.1 Organizational Structure of the UMMC-MREC  \n4.1.1 The Chair of the BOM-UMMC appoints the Chair and Deputy-Chair of MREC-UMMC upon the advice of the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, UM or Representatives of Departments, FOM/UMMC along the line of authority indicated by the following chart.  \n4.1.2 The UMMC-MREC is established by authorization of the BOM-UMMC and exercises its mandate through the following structure:  \ni. The Chair, BOM-UMMC, as the appointing officer.  \nii. The Dean, Faculty of Medicine, UM or Heads of Departments asthe recommending officers, as the case may be.  \niii. 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