Human Research Office Resources

• Is it human research?
• Donating your body to medical science
• External investigator requests
• Institutional Biosafety Committee
• Office of Integrity and Compliance
• Office of Research
• Radiation Safety Committee
• Registering and reporting results of clinical trials
• UMMC research partnerships
• Changes to the common rule (PowerPoint)

Helpful links

• About Research Participation
• AHA Recommendations - Community Consultation in Emergency Research
• AHRQ's Consent Toolkit for Minimal Research
• Belmont Report - a report of Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of Human Subjects of Research
• ClinicalTrials.gov - provides regularly updated information about federally and privately supported clinical research in human volunteers. Information about a trial's purpose, who may participate, locations, and phone numbers for more details.
• Dictionary of Medical Terms in Lay Language - for use when writing consent documents.
• FDA - Food and Drug Administration
• Journal of Clinical Research Best Practices
• International Compilation of Research Standards
• OHRP - Office for Human Research Protections
• WHO - World Health Organization