CHS News - 5 June 2008

NEW! - CHS Office Address

The CHS Office has moved to 107 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Annex. Please send correspondence to the new address, noted below. All other contact information (phone and fax numbers) will remain the same.

Harvard Medical School
Office of Research Subject Protection
Committee on Human Studies
107 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Annex
Boston, Massachusetts 02115

HMS/HSDM CHS Receives Full AAHRPP Accreditation

On 14 September 2007, Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Dental Medicine received full accreditation of its Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) which encompasses the Committee on Human Studies (CHS, aka the IRB) as well as all members of the human research community including investigators, sponsored programs and the departments and administration within the Institution that support such research.

Please see the AAHRPP Press Release for additional information.

In preparing for accreditation, the CHS office amended forms, developed and revised its policies and procedures, and updated the website. We ask that you check the website for any CHS news and updates, and use the forms only on the website, as the forms are occasionally updated to capture additional information needed to review and approve your research project.

The CHS staff will be happy to meet with you, your research team or department to provide any additional information and to answer any questions you might have about accreditation.

P-StAMP Program
The CHS office is in development of its Post Study Approval Monitoring Program (P-StAMP). This program will include quality assurance   and education  activities for the CHS, the CHS office, as well as for Investigators. More information coming soon!

HS Protection Training must be renewed every 2 years.
See the Required Training page for more information and a link to Harvard's online training.

Updated: 20-Sep-2007

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