Beneficence - Protecting Human Subject Research Participants

Protecting Human Research ParticipantsHistoryMain Menu | Glossary | HelpHistorical EventsPrevious Page 6 of 7NextOutcomes of the Syphilis Study at TuskegeeThe first accounts of this study appeared in the national press in1972. The resulting public outrage led to the appointment of an adhoc advisory panel by the Department of Health, Education andWelfare (which later was split into the Department of Education andthe Department of Health and Human Services [HHS]) to reviewthe study and develop recommendations to ensure that suchexperiments would never again be conducted.Outcomes included:1. National Research Act of 19742. HHS Policy for Protection of Human Subjects3. National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral ResearchPrevious Page 6 of 7Nexthttp://phrp.nihtraining.com/history/06_history.php6/19/2008 4:16:16 PM