I would say that the federal IRB regs are not quite a moving target, but certainly their interpretation and implementation seem to be. For example, whether or not all students need training probably depends on the institution's individual policy. Thus, at many institutions all those involved in any aspect of human subjects research (principal investigators, co-investigators, research assistants, etc.) need to undergo IRB training. Because not all individuals (e.g., student research assistants) are specified at the time of submission of an IRB application, there should be an understanding on the part of the PI that anyone involved, even those who merely enter data, will undergo training.
Anyway, at least that is my own 'moving target' interpretation. ;-) And, yes, NIH training is widely acceptable, but CITI's is probably more thorough. Miguel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Wiliams" <[email protected]> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2012 1:17:27 AM Subject: Re:[tips] IRB Training You do not need to have all your students take the training, unless this is an educational exercise. The only people who need training are the PI and others on the IRB submission, especially those taking consents. The NIH and CITI training probably meet the requirements, but who knows? The IRB regs are a moving target. A great book on the subject is Ethical Imperialism, by Zachary Schrag. Mike Williams Subject: Re: IRB Training From: Paul C Bernhardt<[email protected]> Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2012 13:27:53 +0000 X-Message-Number: 3 We go directly to NIH's website. I have no idea if it costs us anything, but I'm pretty confident it does not. I'm doing a study now that required about 10 undergraduate research assistants and they are all just going to the site for training. http://phrp.nihtraining.com/users/login.php Paul --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=466839.0421d1005414eed82340aa280e7ce629&n=T&l=tips&o=20596 or send a blank email to leave-20596-466839.0421d1005414eed82340aa280e7ce...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=20602 or send a blank email to leave-20602-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
