CRES 740 Ethics and Professional Issues in Clinical Research
The course first provides students with a foundation on the ethical and policy implications of performing different types of clinical research. Topics covered will include foundations of the institutional review board, principles of participant protection, confidentiality and data security, conflict of interest and misconduct in data collection/analysis, sensitive populations, use of human tissue, animals, and biohazardous materials in clinical research, By the end of this course, students will have completed an IRB application and submitted for approval.