Human Research Protection Program

Ensuring the ethical conduct of research and protecting human subjects is a shared endeavor. The Dartmouth Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) is responsible for the oversight of biomedical and social behavioral research, involving the collective effort by all of the components that participate in the conduct, review, approval, education, quality improvement, and facilitation of human research at Dartmouth to ensure that Dartmouth complies with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations and requirements. Dartmouth's program for protecting the rights and welfare of human research subjects is organized with the support of each responsible stakeholder.

Components of the HRPP include:

• Office of the Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects
• Office of Research Integrity; 
• Office of Sponsored Projects (OSP)
• Office of the General Counsel
• Environmental Health & Safety Office (EHS)
• Institutional Biosafety Committee
• Technology Transfer Office (TTO)
• Title IX Office

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   AAHRPP ACCREDITATION

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We are delighted to share that Dartmouth has received full accreditation from the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP). 

AAHRPP is an independent, non-profit organization that accredits high-quality human research protection programs in order to promote excellent, ethically sound research. To earn accreditation, organizations must provide tangible evidence—through policies, procedures, and practices—of their commitment to scientifically and ethically sound human research and to continuous improvement.

AAHRPP accreditation uses a set of objective standards to evaluate the quality and level of protection that an organization provides to research participants. The process is based on self-assessment, peer assessment, and continuous quality improvement.