Useful Links

Medical Library

The reference staff of the Harvey Cushing / John Hay Whitney Medical Library can provide expert advice in literature searching as you develop a protocol. Please consult the Medical Library Liaison Program Web page to identify the librarian assigned to your department. Occasionally, the HIC reviewing your protocol will suggest a consultation with the Medical Library to gather additional information to support your proposal. The Medical Library reference staff can also teach time-saving techniques to monitor emerging literature related to proposed and approved protocols.

Biomedical Databases

• OVID (MEDLINE,PSYCinfo,AMED, etc.)
• PubMed (includes SFX full-text linker)
• SilverPlatter (BIOSIS,AGRICOLA,POLTOX, etc)
• TOXNET a cluster of databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and related areas

Clinical Trials

• CenterWatch: Clinical Trials Listing Service
• NIH Clinical Center Studies
• clinicaltrials.gov

Drug Information

• FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER)

Regulations

• Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP)
• 45 CFR 46: Protection of Human Subjects
• 21 CFR 50: FDA Protection of Human Subjects
• 21 CFR 56: FDA Institutional Review Boards
• National Institutes of Health (NIH) Regulations
• Certificate of Confidentiality (NIH)

Grants and Funding

• Yale Office of Research Administration
• YSM Grant & Contract Administration &
  Office of Scientific Affairs
• Community of Science (COS) Funding Opportunities
• Yale Faculty Research Interests Database (Community of Science)
• NIH RePORTER

Organizations/Agencies

• Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
• National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• National Library of Medicine

Publishers

• OXFORD University Press Journals
• The New England Journal of Medicine
• Electronic Journals (Yale)

Reports by Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (HHS OIG)

• FDA Oversight of Clinical Investigators (OEI-05-99-00350; 6/00) Recruiting Human Subjects:
• Pressures in Industry-Sponsored Clinical Research (OEI-01-97-00195; 6/00)
  
• Sample Guidelines for Practice (OEI-01-97-00196; 6/00)

International Research

• Harvard School of Public Health Global Research Ethics
• 2011 International Compilation of Human Subject Protections

Department of Defense

• Department of Defense Research 32CFR 219
• Department of Defense Directive 3210.07
• Department of Defense Directive 3216.02
• Department of Defense Instruction 6200.02

• Air Force human research protections
• Navy human research protections

• Army human research protections

Background Materials

• The Belmont Report
• The Declaration of Helsinki
• The Nuremberg Code
• NIH's Bioethics Resources on the Web
• Dept. of Health and Human Services FAQ for the Requirement for Education on the Protection of Human Subject

Other resources

• Radiation Safety Committee
• Yale MR Imaging Research Center
• Yale Offices of Grants and Contracts
• School of Medicine, Clinical Investigation
• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
• Principles and Guidelines for Community Research Partnerships
• Frequently Asked Questions for the Requirement for Education on the Protection of Human Subjects
  
• Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) - the successor to OPRR
• Embryonic Stem Cell Research Oversight Committee
• Yale Cancer Center  
• Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
• FDA – Investigations Operations Manual
• National Institutes of Health (NIH) Regulations
• Yale Center for Clinical Investigation
• ITS Information Security: Securing laptops and mobile devices
• HHS YouTube Videos