Academics

Human Subjects Review

Collection of Materials

  1. Read This First

    Any proposal for research by Wilmington University students, faculty, or staff involving human subjects must be reviewed by the Wilmington University Human Subjects Review Committee.

    Read the guidelines (below) and prepare the consent forms (as necessary) according to the documents addressing consent forms (also listed below). Remember to check within your own discipline for any additional guidelines with regard to ethical research.

  2. Human Subjects Review General Guidelines PDF File (63KB)

    Overview of Human subjects review process.

  3. Online Tutorial for Human Subject Participation

    The link included below will take you to the National Cancer Institute’s online tutorial for human participant protections education for research.
    http://cme.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/learning/humanparticipant-protections.asp

  4. Human Subjects Review Form PDF File (27KB)

    Contains the major form required for submission of proposals for research with human subjects. ALL forms, as indicated on the Forms Check List (see below), must be included in the Human Subjects Packet or the proposal will be returned to the researcher.

  5. Human Subjects Review Committee Check List PDF File (14KB)

    This is the HSRC Check List. Use it to assemble your HSRC packet and place it as page one of the packet.

  6. Explanation of Informed Consent Requirements PDF File (20KB)

    What an informed consent form should contain.

  7. Sample Consent Form PDF File (11KB)

    This is a sample consent form.

  8. Additional Resources