IRB Training Opportunities and Resources

October Dates

PI/Coord Training
Date: Tuesday October 13, 2009
Time: 9:00 - 11:00
Location: 910 Madison Building, Suite 820
Duration: 2 hrs

Advanced iMedRIS Question and Answer Session
The class is designed for Principal Investigators and Coordinators who have previously submitted electronic studies to the IRB for review, and have specific questions about iMedRIS functions, navigating iMedRIS, and relating the IRB processes to iMedRIS.

Date: Thursday October 22, 2009
Time: 1:00 – 3:00
Location: 910 Madison, Suite 820

In an effort to coordinate time and questions please email your question(s) to ppage@utmem.edu .

Register for class(es) from the Human Resources: HR 128 Training Portal

November Dates

PI/Coord Training
Date: Monday November 2, 2009
Time: 1:00 - 3:00
Location: 910 Madison Building, Suite 820
Duration: 2 hrs

Advanced iMedRIS Question and Answer Session
The class is designed for Principal Investigators and Coordinators who have previously submitted electronic studies to the IRB for review, and have specific questions about iMedRIS functions, navigating iMedRIS, and relating the IRB processes to iMedRIS.

Date: Thursday November 12, 2009
Time: 9:00 – 11:00
Location: 910 Madison, Suite 820

In an effort to coordinate time and questions please email your question(s) to ppage@utmem.edu .

Register for class(es) from the Human Resources: HR 128 Training Portal

iMedRIS training for investigators and coordinators has been videotaped for your convenience. Click on each link to view the presentations, using the login code and password listed below.

iMedRIS PI/Coord Part I (1:14:46)

iMedRIS PI/Coord Part II (00:52:43)

To playback presentations use,  Login:  imedris08   Password:  irb08

 

Web-based Collaborative IRB Training Initiative (CITI) Course:

On October 1, 2000, the NIH implemented the requirement for education on the protection of human research volunteers for all investigators submitting NIH applications for grants or proposals for contracts, or receiving new or non-competing awards for research involving human subjects. Before funds are awarded for competing applications or contract proposals involving human subjects, investigators must provide a description of such education completed by study personnel involved in the design and conduct of research. Similarly, after October 1, 2000, investigators submitting non-competing renewal applications for grants or annual reports for research and development contracts that involve human subjects must include a description of such education for research study personnel in their annual progress reports. For study personnel added to a project after the budget period begins or after the principal investigator has submitted a progress report, training must be completed before they undertake human subject research and documentation must be provided to NIH at the time of the next progress report.

On November 15, 2006, UTHSC updated its required educational training program for faculty investigators/ mentors, IRB members, administrators and all other individuals who participate in the conduct of human subject research, including those using human-derived materials. Investigators are responsible for documenting training for personnel that perform research procedures, handle investigational materials, or participate in the conduct of the research. Documentation of completion of training is a requirement of IRB protocol submissions.

Click the following link to access the training program: www.citiprogram.org.

If you need any assistance or have any questions regarding the CITI training, please contact Patricia Kerby in the Office of Human Subject Protection at 448-1869 or pkerby@utmem.edu.

You will be asked to register using your UT NetID as your username. If you do not have a UT NetID, use your first initial and last name. If you are an employee of the university, you will also need to enter your UT employee personnel number (EPN). This will allow your training to be entered into the human resources mandatory training database. Contact your business manager if you do not know your EPN. If you are not paid by the University and do not have an EPN, please enter NOEPN in the appropriate field.

Once you have registered, you can access the Institutional Information page for instructions. In general, each module takes 10-15 minutes to complete. All training modules do not have to be completed at one sitting. Successful completion of the program will be automatically registered by the program and you will receive a printable certificate.

National Institutes of Health (NIH) On-line Course:

This is a free, online course that presents information about the rights and welfare of human participants in research. The course satisfies the NIH human subjects training requirement for obtaining Federal funds. Click the link below to be taken to the course registration page.

* NIH On-line Course
(http://cme.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/learning/humanparticipant-protections.asp)

Contact Us

UTHSC IRB office
910 Madison
Suite 600
Memphis, TN 38163

Phone: (901) 448-4824