There are exceptions to IRB and while I couldn't necessarily shoehorn this case into any one of them, there is an argument to be made that this counts as a form

There are exceptions to IRB and while I couldn't necessarily shoehorn this case into any one of them, there is an argument to be made that this counts as a form of "performance evaluation" where obviously no consent could be given beforehand. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institutional_review_board#Exceptions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institutional_review_board#Exc...