Protection of Human Subjects

Research at the University of Puerto Rico School of Dentistry adheres to the guidelines established by the National Institutes of Health. The NIH requires evidence of education in the protection of human research participants for the key personnel of any proposal that utilizes human beings in its research. This requirement was announced via NIH Notice OD-00-039 on June 5, 2000.

Online course on the protection of human subjects is available at the National Cancer Institute's Human Participant Protections Education for Research Teams website.

Student Forms

Publication Guidelines

NIH - National Institutes of Health

Grant Application PHS 398

Please contact the UPR, MSC Office of Sponsored Research Administration for an electronic version of the "Personnel and Detailed Budget Worksheet (PHS398 - Rev06-24-05.xls)".

IRB - UPR Medical Sciences Campus

Oficina para la Protección de Participantes Humanos en Investigación

Instructions IRB Wise (PDF)

Informed Consent Evaluation Form

IACUC - Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee