Research ethics committee

s are "hospital or other institutional committees established to protect the welfare of research subjects. Federal regulations (the "Common Rule" (45 CFR 46)) mandate the use of these committees to monitor federally-funded biomedical and behavioral research involving human subjects"

Background
Boundaries Between Practice and Research
 * Belmont Report addresses:
 * Basic Ethical Principles
 * Respect for Persons
 * Beneficence
 * Justice
 * Applications
 * Informed Consent
 * Assessment of Risk and Benefits
 * Selection of Subjects