Institutional Review Board

ACCREDITATION

AAhRPP


The LSUHSC-NO Human Research Protection Program has been accredited by the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP) continuously since 2013. Most recently, the HRPP was awarded full accreditation in December 2020, for a five year period. Considered the “gold seal” for human subject protection, AAHRPP accreditation signifies that an organization follows rigorous standards for ethics and quality that surpass state and federal regulations.

The primary purpose of AAHRPP accreditation is to strengthen protections for research participants. The benefits of AAHRPP's comprehensive approach to accreditation, however, extend beyond just study participants. AAHRPP-accredited organizations: