Orientation to Research with Human Subjects

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1. Of the three ethical principles enunciated in the Belmont Report, the one concerning Respect for the decision-making autonomy of individuals is the most important.
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2. To be truly worthy, research should always try to benefit everyone.
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3. The ethical principles enunciated in the Belmont Report are for federally funded research only.
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4. The ethical principle of "justice" requires that no single ethnic group or age group or gender should bear the burden of research which benefits all groups.
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5. All prospective research participants must be able to analyze (weigh) the risks and the benefits based on the reading of an Informed Consent document.
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6. In cases of doubt or controversy, the IRB may ignore one of the three ethical principles to break a deadlock or facilitate approval of a research protocol.
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7. Although anonymity cannot be guaranteed, particularly where participants see one another participating, maintenance of confidentiality of research records is the expected standard (absent any information to the contrary).
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8. Individual members of the IRB are allowed to make decisions based on their personal convictions when they are in conflict with the three ethical principles of the Belmont Report.
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9. Information about the sponsorship of a research project must be given to the potential and participating subjects.
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10. Informed consent is the subject of 45CFR46.116
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11. Having once informed a subject of the purposes of a research project, the researcher is under no obligation to provide further information based on discoveries in the research, changes to the funding of the research, or the experience of adverse effects of the research by other subjects.
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12. The surest way to determine that a research subject truly understands the risks and benefits of participation in research is to have them state the risks and benefits in their own words.
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13. To be institutionally approved the benefits of research involving human subjects must outweigh the risks.
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14. Human subjects of research have the right to withdraw from participation in the research at any time, but they must be informed of the possible physical, psychological, or medical consequences of their withdrawal, if any.
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15. Informed consent is a form of contract in which the participant may waive rights to certain civil or criminal law processes and procedures.
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16. A research project must provide immediate benefits to its participating human subjects.
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17. All persons with diminished capacity to understand an informed consent document must have a legal representative sign for them, if they wish to participate.
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18. Once information is collected from human subjects, it may be used for any research purpose.
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19. To assure maximum understanding, informed consent documents must be made available in the language the potential or participating subject normally reads.
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20. Some research risks can be ameliorated, reduced, or eliminated and some cannot.
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21. Research involving persons in or running for public office is discussed in the federal regulations governing human subjects research.
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22. When in doubt about an explanation of the science, researchers should attempt to explain it in layman's terms.
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23. The risks due to breach of confidentiality are less important than direct physical or medical risks.
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24. The IRB is appointed by the University President.
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25. The Standard Review category is for faculty and Expedited Review for graduate students.
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Instructions:

1. Take and score the evaluation until you pass.
2. Print the results in case the email submission gets lost.
3. Important: Send in your results.
4. Print your certificate.