Required Training

Investigator Training Requirements

Per RCRC IRB policy and to maintain accreditation requirements RCRC IRB must ensure that all Principal Investigators and their Research Staff provide documentation of research participant protection training, prior to performing any protocol-related procedures. The research staff is defined as anyone who will perform research-related procedures on behalf of the protocol such as sub-investigators, research coordinators, those named on the FDA Form 1572 or the Delegation of Duties log.

To meet this requirement RCRC IRB will accept the following:

• ACRP CPI certification
• Documentation of previously completed CITI training for RCRC IRB
• Documentation of previously completed CITI training from other Institutions
• Documentation of previously completed CITI training from other IRBs
• “NIH Human Participants Protection Education for Research Teams” certificate
• Other Institutional–required research participant protection training documentation
• Documentation of GCP training received at Investigator meetings

Investigator Training Resources

RCRC IRB offers training through the Collaborative IRB Training Initiative (CITI). The CITI modules may be accessed here https://www.citiprogram.org/default.asp. You must first register and then be sure to select “RCRC IRB” on the dropdown menu under “Participating Institutions”. You must choose the "Basic Course" and the "GCP Course".

If you choose to utilize this method of training, CITI will notify us when you have completed your course modules. You do not need to submit your certificate to us. This training is free to Investigators and their staff. CME/CEU credit is available through the CITI Web site.

RCRC IRB also recommends The NIH Office of Extramural Research "Protecting Human Research Participants" which may be accessed here http://phrp.nihtraining.com/users/login.php. If you are entering the course for the first time, you must complete a registration form to register a new account before proceeding. Registration is free. RCRC IRB is NOT automatically notified when you complete this training. If you choose to utilize this method of training, you will need to submit this certificate to us along with the name of the affiliated Principal Investigator, Sponsor and Protocol so that the documentation may be appropriately applied.