Hollie Lanyon (asker) Nov 11, 2019:

Yes, I believe in UK English that this would be "Internal Research Committee"

Bashiqa Nov 11, 2019:

@ Asker Another point to bear in mind is language variation, UK or US English.

Hollie Lanyon (asker) Nov 11, 2019:

http://www.icm-mhi.org/sites/default/files/docs/recherche/et... - definition found here in relation to ICM - comite interne de recherche

Hollie Lanyon (asker) Nov 11, 2019:

Not necessarily, however the only clinical context I could find it in related to Montérégie-Centre (http://crhclm.ca/centre-documentaire/) (http://crhclm.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/2017-2018-Rappor...

I have just found something specific to Institut de Cardiologie de Montreal: https://www.icm-mhi.org/sites/default/files/docs/CER/cir-mem... which suggests that the "I" could actually stand for "Internal"

philgoddard Nov 11, 2019:

If it stood for "comité de convenance institutionnelle de la recherche", surely it would be CCIR, not CIR. Are you sure your interpretation is correct?