DOMAIN III: RESEARCHER AND RESEARCH STAFF
The environment in which researchers and research staff conduct research and the type of research they conduct influence their roles and responsibilities. Competent, informed, conscientious, compassionate, and responsible researchers and research staff provide the best possible protection for human research participants. This Domain of Standards sets forth requirements for researchers and research staff involved in research using human participants. As part of its Human Research Protection Program, an organization can improve its protection of research participants if it has arrangements ascertaining and enhancing the competence of researchers and research staff.