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Research Subject Protection Program (RSPP) Institutional Review Board (IRB)A Letter from Nick Turkal, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer, Aurora Health CareA Letter from Nick Turkal, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer, Aurora Health Care, for the Aurora Health Care research community on the importance of protection of human research subjects: The history of human subject research is blemished by regrettable incidents that occurred when the rights, welfare, and dignity of those participating in research were neglected. The atrocities of the Nazi concentration camps, the Tuskegee experiments, and the recent deaths of research subjects Jesse Gelsinger and Ellen Roche at other institutions, have caused us all to take a hard second look at how we conduct research involving human subjects. Aurora Health Care is committed to the protection of all individuals who participate in research opportunities offered by the physicians of Aurora Health Care. This commitment requires that research be conducted according to the highest ethical principles and that each individual fully understands his or her rights as a research subject. The Aurora Research Subject Protection Program (RSPP) is charged with the oversight of human subject research conducted at Aurora Health Care. Part of these responsibilities includes the management of Aurora Health Care's Institutional Review Boards (IRBs). The IRBs strive to safeguard the rights and welfare of individuals participating in research conducted at Aurora Health Care. In reviewing research proposals, the IRBs ensure that research procedures do not infringe upon the safety or welfare of individuals participating in research. The Aurora IRBs establish institutional policies regarding research with human subjects and ensure compliance with Federal, state, and local regulations and laws governing human subject research.
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Aurora
Health Care requires the highest professional and ethical standards when
working with human research subjects. The protection of research
subjects is the shared responsibility of all those involved in human
subject research at Aurora Health Care. This responsibility is our
preeminent calling and mission. Anything less would be a serious
breach of the trust placed in us by those individuals who volunteer to
help advance scientific knowledge through their participation in
research.