All research at Collin County Community College District (Collin) involving human subjects must be submitted to the IRB for consideration per Board of Trustees policy.
The basic principles for the protection of human research participants were established in 1979 in a report written by the National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research, commonly called the “Belmont Report.” The report identified three principles necessary for the ethical treatment of human research subjects:
- Respect for persons (autonomy): participants should enter into research voluntarily and with adequate information to give informed consent.
- Beneficience: an obligation for researchers to maximize the benefits of the research and minimize the possible harm.
- Justice: the need to ensure that all groups receive equal consideration, benefit and risk from the research.
The Belmont Report may be found at the following site: http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/humansubjects/guidance/belmont.htm
In 1991, legal standards were enacted and applied to all federally funded human research. These standards are contained in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 45 CFR Part46 (referred to as the “Common Rule”). These regulations may be found at the following site: http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/humansubjects/guidance/45cfr46.htm
Mandatory online certification is required for all faculty submitting a proposal to the IRB. Print and submit the certification form with your IRB proposal.
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