This is to certify that

Rockford Ross

has completed the Human Participants Protection Education for Research Teams online course, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), on 12/29/2005.

This course included the following:

• key historical events and current issues that impact guidelines and legislation on human participant protection in research.
• ethical principles and guidelines that should assist in resolving the ethical issues inherent in the conduct of research with human participants.
• the use of key ethical principles and federal regulations to protect human participants at various stages in the research process.
• a description of guidelines for the protection of special populations in research.
• a definition of informed consent and components necessary for a valid consent.
• a description of the role of the IRB in the research process.
• the roles, responsibilities, and interactions of federal agencies, institutions, and researchers in conducting research with human participants.

National Institutes of Health
http://www.nih.gov