Introduction to Clinical Research and Ethical Considerations Practice Test 2026 - Free Clinical Research Practice Questions and Study Guide

OHRP is the unit that oversees protections for people in federally funded or conducted human subjects research, and it resides within the Department of Health and Human Services. This placement aligns the agency’s oversight with the department that funds and conducts much biological and health research through agencies like NIH and FDA, ensuring consistent application of protections such as the Common Rule across HHS-sponsored studies. The other departments—Education, Defense, and Transportation—do not house OHRP or oversee these human subjects protections for health research, so they are not the correct department.