Research Compliance and Ethics
- Institutional Review Board

IRB training overview

Method	Participants	Location	Usefulness	Expiration	Important to note
Option A - CITI (Collaborative IRB Training Initiative)	Individual researchers and staff Social and behavioral researchers Student researchers Biomedical researchers IRB members and staff	Online Registration Log-in and password	Required for Principal and Co-Investigators, faculty advisors and sponsors, persons analyzing data on a IRB approved protocol	3 years, then re-certification required	Learner group selection determines the number of modules required 85% overall passing rate Completion takes approximately 2 hours Must be completed for IRB approval
Option B - Group CITI Training	Collaborating faculty and research staff within a department or research group	Computer lab - location optional	Meets the requirement for Principal Investigators Same CITI training modules used for lecture	3 years, then re-certification required	Same CITI tests are used Schedule at least 2 hours for attendance
Option C - Focused Protocol Training	Research assistants	Classroom or Division of Research conference room	Focused training for persons assisting principal investigators	Good for the duration of the single project for which the individual was trained	No quiz Training focuses on the application of ethical principles for those assistants passing out surveys, holding focus group sessions, or conducting interviews IRB protocol must have been approved
Option D - Proposal-to-Protocol Classroom Lecture	Students in research methods courses Students expected to develop and/or conduct human subjects research protocols	Classroom or Division of Research	Lecture can be specified for class research topics Topics include the IRB process, application of the ethical principles to their area of interests, and how to transfer the research proposal into the IRB protocol application	N/A - No certification provided for lecture	On-line CITI training is still required before conducting action research

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