In recent years, federal regulations for human subject protection and ethical codes for research have been rewritten, in light of this experiment and others around the nation. Strong Memorial Hospital now has a unified human research protection program, which has become a national leader in developing oversight programs to protect people who participate in research studies. In 2007, the University's program received the highest level of accreditation possible from the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP), an independent accrediting body. The accreditation was granted after demonstrating that safeguards, beyond those federally required, were built into every level of its research operation. The University's oversight program reviews all human research studies, even those that are exempt from regulation by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Food and Drug Administration.
