Contact AAHRPP staff, who will work with you to define the organizational unit seeking accreditation. We will discuss what types of research you conduct and what regulations you must follow as this will help determine if some parts of the Evaluation Instrument may not be relevant to your organization. Should this be the case, you would not need to have policies or be evaluated for certain Standards and Elements. For example, if you do not conduct research involving investigational drugs, you may not need to meet Standard I-7. If you do not conduct single IRB review for other organizations, or rely on other organizations for IRB review, then you may not need to address Standard I-9.

More information on getting started is available here: https://aahrpp.org/accreditation/get-accredited/getting-started

All communication with AAHRPP is confidential. The only information AAHRPP releases is the names of accredited organizations published on our website. All agents of AAHRPP (including staff, site visitors, and members of Council) are bound by a confidentiality agreement. AAHRPP does not release information about whether you may be considering accreditation. After organizations apply, AAHRPP does not release names of peer reviewers, dates of site visits, or other information about the accreditation process. AAHRPP's confidentiality policy may be found in the Accreditation Procedures: https://www.aahrpp.org/resources/for-accreditation/procedure/procedure-doc-1/confidentiality