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Research and Innovation: Institutional Review Board

Protecting the Rights and Welfare of Human Subjects

The UAMS Institutional Review Board protects the rights and welfare of subjects involved in the human research that it oversees.

Contact the UAMS Institutional Review Board

Have a question about human subject research oversight? Email us at irb@uams.edu or give us a call at 501-686-5667.

Institutional Review Board
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
4301 W. Markham St.
Slot 636
Little Rock, AR 72205

You can also contact the UAMS Institutional Review Board at the above email and phone number if you’re a research participant and have a question, comment, or complaint that you’re not able to resolve with the study team or you’d like to speak to someone not directly involved in your study.

Full Accreditation

Full Accreditation from the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs, Inc.

The UAMS Institutional Review Board has been fully accredited by the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs since 2005.

US Public Health Service Syphilis Study

The ethically problematic US Public Health Service Syphilis Study at Tuskegee led to Congressional action that eventually required human subject protections in research across the United States.

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