Office of Research Services

External Research Resources

ORS maintains this list of agencies and organizations that provide information and resources to researchers.

Research Links

Government Agencies/Documentation/Guidelines/Laws

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
• Drugs Section on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
• Clinical Investigator Inspection List (CLIIL)
• ClinRegs – Aggregating clinical research regulations from around the globe
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
• FDA Device Advice: Comprehensive Regulatory Assistance
• FDA Guidance Documents, Information Sheets, and Notices on Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
• FDA Information Sheet Guidance for Institutional Review Boards (IRBs), Clinical Investigators, and Sponsors
• FDA Compliance Manuals
• Health Canada
• International Conference on Harmonization (ICH)
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• HHS Regulations

Other Important Information and Resources

• Applied Clinical Trials
• The Belmont Report
• CenterWatch
• IRB Forum
• Nuremberg Code
• Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
• Pub Med
• United States National Library of Medicine
• World Health Organization (WHO)

Professional Associations/Education/Certification

• Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP)
• Drug Information Association (DIA)
• Society of Clinical Research Associates (SoCRA)