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About OPRS

The Office for the Protection of Research Subjects (OPRS) is the team at the core of USC’s Human Subjects Protection Program. While IRBs review projects involving human subjects research, OPRS develops program-wide policies for the conduct and review of human subject research at USC. In addition, OPRS provides educational and training resources, two newsletters (Human Subjects Research Newsletter, Clinical Research Coordinator Newsletter), maintains the OPRS/IRB website, offers in-person presentations for Research Coordinators, IRBs, and USC researchers. More

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• About IRB Review
  • Types of IRB Review
    • Exempt
    • Expedited
    • Full Board
  • FAQs About IRB Review
  • About iStar – IRB Application System
  • Tips for IRB Submissions
  • Model IRB Applications
  • Informed Consent
  • Checklists for IRB Review
  • Forms and Templates
  • FWA and IRB Registration Numbers
  • Certificates of Confidentiality
  • International Research
  • Internet Research
  • Research with Prisoners
  • Recruitment of Research Participants
  • Registering a study to Clinicaltrials.gov
• Health Sciences IRB
  • Contact HSIRB
  • Starting a Clinical Trial: the Basics
  • Biomedical Research
    • Drugs and Devices
    • Investigator-Initiated Trials
  • Emergency Research
  • Forms and Templates
  • HSIRB Meeting Dates
  • HSIRB Roster
• University Park IRB
  • Forms and Templates
  • Social Behavioral Research
  • UPIRB Meeting Dates
  • Contact
  • UPIRB Roster
• Human Subjects Protection Program
  • Office for the Protection of Research Subjects
  • Contact OPRS
  • Complaints, Concerns or Reports of Violations
  • Participating in Research
  • Initiatives
    • Biospecimen & Data Repositories
    • California Coalition
    • Clinical Research Coordinators (CRC)
    • Continuous Quality Improvement
    • Flexibility Coalition
    • IRB Review Agreements
• Policies and Procedures
  • HIPAA
  • FDA Regulations
  • USC Research Oversight
  • California Research Laws
  • Conflict of Interest
  • Federal Agencies
  • Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs
• Training
  • CITI Courses
  • Good Clinical Practice
  • Human Subjects Research Booklets
  • Responsible Conduct of Research
  • Student Researchers
  • Certified IRB Professional