Institutional Review Board Policies for Research with and Protection of Human Subjects
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Authors
Intitutional Review Board
Issue Date
2011
Type
Other
Language
en_US
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Abstract
This policy's purpose is to protect human subjects of original research conducted either at
Kalamazoo College or by an employee or student of Kalamazoo College. It is intended to assure
that subjects of research are aware of their rights and protections. Moreover, the College is
required to assure the federal government that such safeguards are being provided and enforced.
These safeguards are derived from ethical principles articulated in the Belmont Report issued by
the national Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral
Research in 1979. Kalamazoo College follows the ethical principles articulated by the Belmont
Report which are: respect for persons, beneficence, and justice. Human subjects should enter
into research voluntarily and with adequate information. Possible risks to human subjects should
be weighted against possible benefits and possible improvement of knowledge. Selection of
human subjects should ensure that no group of participants is either consistently selected or
deprived of the opportunity to participate. The IRB also recognizes that research with human
subjects is a privilege - not a right, and that researchers must respect the dignity and integrity of
study participants. The Institutional Review Board (IRB) is the body charged with reviewing,
prior to its commencement, all research involving human subjects conducted under the auspices
of Kalamazoo College. The procedures for review described below adhere to the regulations of
the Department of Health and Human services (45 CFR 46, as amended and published in the
Federal Register on June 18, 1991). The College has adopted sections from the policies of The
College of Wooster, Middlebury College, and Bryn Mawr College.
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