Research at Norton Healthcare

Norton Healthcare has a tradition of excellence in research and a continuing commitment to protect the interests and well being of human subjects. We are committed to policies and practices for ethical conduct of human research and we reaffirm this commitment through our policies.

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  • Protects the interest and well being of human subjects participating in research at Norton Healthcare.
  • Upholds regulations as set forth in the Code of Federal Regulations concerning research in human subjects.
  • Upholds the ethical guidelines set forth in the Nuremburg Code, International Conference on Harmonisation and the Belmont Report.
  • Upholds policies as set forth in the Corporate Compliance Policy Manual as they relate to medical research.

The Norton Healthcare Research Office (NHRO) is responsible for the application of and adherence to the medical research policies of Norton Healthcare. The NHRO is not a substitute for the Institutional Review Board but serves as Norton Healthcare’s advocate to ensure that all research is conducted according to the policies of Norton Healthcare.

Norton Healthcare Research Office Standard Operating Procedures can be found in the NHRO Manual.