The HRPP is committed to promoting the adherence to and enactment of the Belmont Report principles of Respect for Person, Beneficence, and Justice. HRPP supports continuous quality improvement activities to foster the ethical treatment and protection of human participants in research. Quality improvement activities continue our commitment of transparency with the USC community and are associated with the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP) standard I-5.
The Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) conducted a five-year analysis of total IRB submissions.
The HRPP publishes a dashboard every fiscal year (July 1–June 30) on IRB performance and metrics.
- 13 total education sessions provided in Q1 2024. Education sessions include office hours, Center for Excellence (CER) workshops, and requested presentations from departments/schools.
- As of April 1, 2024, 76% of studies are sponsored by internal sources. Funding source is based on the funding selection made by the investigator in iStar section 4.1.
[Data: July 1, 2024 – July 31, 2024]
- Total Protocol Submissions: 144
[Data: July 1, 2024 – July 31, 2024]
- Total Continuing Reviews submitted: 84
- Total Amendments submitted: 176
Top 5 Amendment Submission Type:
- Study Personnel
- Procedures and/or Protocol
- Other
- Informed Consent and/or Addenda
- Recruitment Materials
- Data: Q2 2024 (April-June) with final approval recorded in iStar.
- 7 studies (all Biomedical)
- Full board average turnaround time includes time from submission to approval.
- [Data: Q2 2024, April – June]
- Total Protocol Submissions Q2 2024: 424
