EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Education and Training is essential in the ethical conduct of human research subject protection.  The Mid*Lands IRB expects the Investigator and the research staff to understand and comply with the regulations, state and local laws, and the Mid*Lands IRB “Guidelines for Investigators”.

The Board expects the Principal Investigator to participate in continuing education devoted to the protection of human research subjects.  The Investigator should ensure that the research staff is properly trained on human research subject protection.

Mid*Lands IRB and the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI)

The Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) was founded in March 2002 as a web-based training program in human research subject protection.  This training is now available through Mid*Lands IRB website for Investigators and research staff.

The CITI program offers numerous training modules, including

• Basic Courses in the Protection of Human Research Subjects
• Biomedical Focus
• Social and Behavioral Focus
• Good Clinical Practice Course
• Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Course
• Health Information Privacy and Security Course (HIPS)
• Refresher Courses

For instructions on how to join the CITI through Mid*Lands IRB, please see the document “Directions for logging on to CITI website.doc”.