Human Subject Protection Training Resources
| Title | Website URL | Format | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Institutes of Health policy statement on “Required Education in the Protection of Human Research Participants” | http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-00to039.html | Online | Delineates the policy for key personnel education in the protection of human subjects |
| Protecting Human Research Participants | http://phrp.nihtraining.com | Online | Free |
| Clinical Research Training Online Course for Principal Investigators | http://www.cc.nih.gov/training/training/crt.html | Online | Free; required for NIH personnel or non-NIH research staff involved in NIH clinical contract projects |
| Collaborative IRB Training Initiative | http://www.citiprogram.org | Online | Free to learners; institutions are charged a fee for use by their faculty/staff. The modules are updated to provide the latest regulatory information and guidance. The AAFP NRN has selected coursework modules for community practice staff; other institutions can contact CITI to do the same, but these must be approved by their own IRB. |
| Institutionally-based courses | IRB websites contain information about required training for research personnel | Online, lecture, paper | Because of the resources required to continuously update their courses, many institutions are subscribing to the CITI HSP training modules. |
| Protecting Study Volunteers by CM Dunn & G. Chadwick | http://store.centerwatch.com/p-51-protecting-study-volunteers-3rd-edition.aspx | Book; an exam is provided with each manual and is available online. | Not geared toward busy community providers (7.5 hours of CME or 9.0 nursing contact hours) |