The Office of Research Protections (ORP) ensures that USAMRMC conducted, contracted, sponsored, supported or managed research and U.S. Army Medical Command investigations involving human subjects, human anatomical substances or animals are conducted in accordance with Federal, DoD, Army, USAMRMC, and international regulatory requirements.
In addition, the ORP:
The ORP has four major subordinate offices, the Human Research Protection Office (HRPO), the Clinical Investigations Review Office (CIRO), the Institutional Review Board office (IRBO) and the Animal Care and Use Review Office (ACURO).