U of M Accreditation Renewed for its Human Research Programs
10/11/07-The Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP) announced late last month that it was renewing accreditation to the University of Minnesota. AAHRPP is a nonprofit organization that offers accreditation to institutions engaged in research involving human participants.
The accreditation demonstrates that the University of Minnesota meets AAHRPP standards by protecting all research participants, and goes beyond the federal minimum.
“The University of Minnesota makes protection of research participants a top priority, as evidenced by AAHRPP's recognition of our high-quality human research protection program,” said Moira, Keane, director, Research Subjects’ Protection Programs at the University of Minnesota. “In pursuing AAHRPP accreditation, the University of Minnesota research community went through a rigorous process of self assessment, to show that we meet and exceed regulatory and ethical standards for protecting human subjects in research.”
The University of Minnesota is one 81 organizations accredited by AAHRPP, representing a total of 307 entities. The list is comprised of organizations in the biomedical and behavioral and social sciences research fields, including community hospitals, Veterans Affairs hospitals, teaching hospitals, independent review boards, research institutes, contract research organizations, and universities.
AAHRPP accreditation is valid for three years. Accredited organizations submit annual reports to AAHRPP on the status of their human research protection programs.
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