McLaren Health Care
Research Integrity

Human Research Protections Program (HRPP)

Welcome to the Human Research Protections Program (HRPP). The HRPP is a centralized corporate-wide system to ensure the protection of the rights and welfare of subjects participating in research. All research programs administered through McLaren Health Care and its subsidiary hospitals are overseen by the centralized Human Research Protections Program (HRPP) to protect the rights and welfare of human subjects participating in research.

McLaren Healthcare has a corporate Federalwide Assurance (FWA) registered with the Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP) within the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS); on which each subsidiary hospital is listed as a component. The FWA identifies an institutional official who is responsible for the McLaren corporate HRPP.

The mission of the HRPP is:

• To safeguard and promote the health and welfare of human research subjects by ensuring that their rights, safety and well-being are protected;
• To facilitate excellence in human subjects research.

HRPP Suggestion and Complaint Box

The McLaren corporate HRPP is responsible for oversight of all research involving human subjects conducted within any of the McLaren Healthcare subsidiaries.If you have any questions, suggestions, complaints or concerns related to research, please contact the Research Integrity Department at (248)-484-4950.

HRPP Office Location and Hours

2701 Cambridge Court, Suite 110
Auburn Hills, MI 48326
Hours of Operation: 8:00 - 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday

HRPP Staff Directory

HRPP Email: hrpp@mclaren.org
HRPP Main Line: (248) 484-4950
HRPP Fax: (248) 276-9732

Patricia Ivery RN, MSN, CHRC
Corporate Research Manager
Patricia.Ivery@mclaren.org
(248) 484-4955

Lauren Thomas
Research Integrity Assistant
Lauren.Thomas@mclaren.org
(248) 484-4953

IRB Operations 

M. Ammar Hatahet, MD, MPH, FACP
IRB Chairman
Ammar.Hatahet@mclaren.org
(248) 484-4956