What are the key features of the Federalwide Assurance (FWA) for domestic (U.S.) institutions?
The key features of the Federalwide Assurance (FWA) for domestic (U.S.) institutions are the following: a) the identifying information for the institution filing the FWA, the Human Protections Administrator (or a reliable point of contact) at the institution, and the institutional official signing the FWA; b) a list of the institution’s legal components where human subjects research will be conducted (legal components are generally defined as parts of your institution that may be viewed as separate organizations, but remain part of the legal entity or institution, for example, ABC University can list its XYZ University Hospital, KLM School of Public Health, and EFG Institute for International Studies as components); c) a statement of ethical principles to be followed in protecting human subjects of research; d) an applicability statement indicating that the institution commits to comply with the Terms of the FWA for Institutions within the United States (see section A of the Terms of t
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