Some differences among students volunteering as research subjects

Using medical students as research subjects: is it ethical?

Should medical students be allowed to participate in clinical research? One guiding principle, as stated in the rules governing the use of medical students in medical experiments in Harvard University (the fi rst to issue such guidelines), is “the belief that as far as their health and well-being are concerned, no student should be exposed to risk different from that considered generally accept...

Medical students as human subjects in educational research

INTRODUCTION Special concerns often arise when medical students are themselves the subjects of education research. A recently completed large, multi-center randomized controlled trial of computer-assisted learning modules for surgical clerks provided the opportunity to explore the perceived level of risk of studies where medical students serve as human subjects by reporting on: 1) the response ...

Human research subjects as human research workers.

Biomedical research involving human subjects has traditionally been treated as a unique endeavor, presenting special risks and demanding special protections. But in several ways, the regulatory scheme governing human subjects research is counter-intuitively less protective than the labor and employment laws applicable to many workers. This Article relies on analogical and legal reasoning to dem...

Gender and Ethnic Differences Among College Students

Volunteering in later life: research frontiers.

OBJECTIVES This review summarizes the current knowledge about volunteering in later life and suggests 5 research questions at the forefront of knowledge development. RESULTS Rates of volunteering do not decline significantly until the middle of the 7th decade, and older volunteers commit more hours than younger volunteers. Older adults with more human and social capital tend to volunteer, and...