We offer the links below to help principal investigators (PIs) at varying levels understand and comply with federal-wide directives for research involving human subjects. For more information about IRB procedures, contact IRB Chair and Professor Lauren Dundes.

Inter/national Guidelines	Agency-Specific Guidelines	McDaniel College IRB Resources
The Belmont Report (U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare)	The U.S. Office of Human Research Protections Training Modules for Institutional Administrators and Principal Investigators	IRB Exempt Checklist [Pink] (IRB)
45 CFR 46: "Protection of Human Subjects" (U.S. Code of Federal Regulations)	The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Institutional Review Board Guidebook	Human Subjects Research [Green] (IRB)
Nuremberg Code: Directives for Human Experimentation	National Science Foundation: "Human Subjects" synopsis and "Common Rule for the Protection of Human Subjects"	Principal Investigator Statement of Assurance (IRB and Office of Faculty Grants)
Declaration of Helsinki (World Medical Association)		Information Required for Review (IRB)
Oral History Exempt from Federal Oversight (Office for Human Research Protection/OHRP of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)		Guidelines for "Letter of Informed Consent" (Office of Faculty Grants)
		Sample "Letter of Informed Consent" (Office of Faculty Grants)