PHSE 8650 - Ethics & Law of Human Subject Research

We will begin with a brief look at the origins of the current system for regulating human subjects research and the ethical and legal frameworks that have evolved to assist with that regulation. We will explore central issues like risk-benefit assessment, informed consent, confidentiality, diversity in subject populations and how subjects are recruited and retained. We will look at issues like stem cell research and genetic engineering, etc. Prerequisite: Instructor Permission. Open to medical residents, medical school junior faculty, law students, and graduate students in bioethics, nursing, and public health sciences.

Credits: 3