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    Welcome to the Penn State Hershey Institutional Review Board and Human Subjects Protection Office

    The mission of the Penn State College of Medicine Institutional Review Board (IRB) is to advocate for the rights and welfare of human research participants and to promote high quality research by fostering an institutional culture embodying the highest ethical standards of human research.  More…

    Human Research Protections Program Receives National Accreditation

    "By awarding Penn State full accreditation, AAHRPP has recognized our desire to hold ourselves to a higher set of standards than required by federal and state law. AAHRPP accreditation is a voluntary process designed to demonstrate these standards, and therefore increase the public trust in research safety and quality of data."  More...

    • April 2009 - HSPO Update
      • Updated IRB SOPs
      • IRB Submission Forms Updated
    • January 2009 - HSPO Update
      • Beta Testers Needed
      • IRB Drop Box Requirement
      • FAQs on Quality Improvement Activities
      • Continuing Education Requirement

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