Contact Us

The IRB Office is located at Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Education & Research Center, 1415 Woodland Avenue, Health Sciences Library, Des Moines, Iowa 50309.

The mailing address for the IRB Office is Iowa Methodist Medical Center, 1200 Pleasant Street, Health Sciences Library, Des Moines, Iowa 50309. 

Study Investigators & Study Team Members

If you have questions about conducting a research study at UnityPoint Health – Des Moines, please contact the IRB/HRPP Coordinator, Jody Weese, at irbsubmissions@unitypoint.org or at (515) 241-8598.

Research Study Subjects/Participants

If you are a research study participant and you have questions about your rights as a research subject or any concerns or complaints about a research project, please feel free to call the Principal Investigator or Study Nurse listed on the consent form for your particulate study. 

If you would like to talk to someone who is not associated with the research, please feel free to call any of the following:

Kathryn Karpowicz, Research Subject Advocate - (515) 263-5483

Jane Coy, Executive Director of Corporate Compliance - (515) 241-6039

Jody Weese, IRB/HRPP Coordinator - (515) 241-8598

UnityPoint Health Des Moines Compliance HelpLine - 1 (800) 548-8778

General Questions

For general questions, please email irbsubmissions@unitypoint.org or call the IRB Office at (515) 241-8598. We do our best to respond to all inquiries within 72 hours.