Office of Human Research Oversight (OHRO)

OHRO Responsibilities

The Office of Human Research Oversight is responsible for conducting the following activities:

Principal advisor to the Command for human subjects protection.
Develop and implement human subjects protection policies — regulations.
Maintain the USAMRDC Volunteer Registry Management System.
Review and approve intramural and extramural human subjects protocols.
Conduct human subjects protection site visits.

News/Announcements

1 October 2025

Effective October 1, 2025, the Office of Human and Animal Research Oversight (OHARO) has been renamed the Office of Research and Regulatory Compliance (ORRC). Please note that updates to documents and resources are ongoing. The OHRO, ACURO, and IRBO titles remain unchanged.

6 May 2025

As of May 6, 2025, the DHA R&D-MRDC CITI Training Program account name has been changed from "US Army Medical Research and Development Command" to "DHA R&D." You should see this change reflected in your account if it was associated with the US Army Medical Research and Development Command. If this is the case, there is no need to re-affiliate. The LMS ID assigned to the account has remained the same (ID: 648). Please reach out to the following email if you have any questions or concerns:
dha.detrick.mrdc.mbx.oharo@health.mil

7 March 2024

USAMRDC Proposal Submission Form

11 December 2023

Ask a Human Research Protection Official - Office Hours for MRDC Programs, Performers and Researchers

Office of Human Research Oversight Resource Documents

Documents:
DODI Summary of Changes (27 KB)
Information for Investigators - Human Subjects Research (171 KB)
OHRO Submission Form -- Human Subjects Research (67 KB)
DoW IRB Review in Lieu of HRPO Submission Form (66 KB)
Guidance on OHRO Review Requirements for Research Involving the Secondary Use of Data/Specimens (201 KB)
OHRO Submission Form -- Secondary Research Involving the Use of Data/Specimens (53 KB)
International Research Study Information Form (64 KB)
Site-Specific Protocol Addendum (26 KB)
OHARO Cadaver Submission Form (38 KB)
Army Policy for Use of Human Cadavers for Research Development, Test and Evaluation, Education or Training (146 KB)
Investigator Information Sheet Part 1: IRBs v. FWAs at a Glance (165 KB)
Investigator Information Sheet Part 2: IRB and FWA Agreements at a Glance (135 KB)
USAMRDC Proposal Submission Form (3.12 MB) FOR FUNDING PROGRAM USE ONLY

Last Modified Date: 05-Mar-2026