91PORN

Training for Human Studies

List of All Required Training

Click on the headings below that apply to your research to find more information about required training.
 

  • All Study Personnel

    Human Subjects Protection Training

    Required every 3 years for all persons engaged in human subjects research.

    Click the following link to complete this training

    CITI Program

    Further information:

    • How to create a CITI Program Account, including selecting initial courses
    • How to manage your CITI Program Account, including how to:
      • Add/remove courses
      • Add/remove institutions
      • View or print completion certificates
    • Not sure which CITI course to take?
      • If you are conducting Expedited or Full Board research you must take Biomedical Research
        • The Biomedical Research course is valid for all types of research.
      • If you are conducting ONLY Social or Behavioral research you may take Social & Behavioral Research
      • If you are conducting ONLY Exempt research you may take Practice Based Research
        • Note: Practice Based Research is not accepted by the VA
    • If you have recently completed equivalent training, contact the Institutional Review Board for approval to opt out.  

       

    Conflict of Interest Training (COI)

    Required every 4 years for all personnel who are responsible for the design, conduct, or reporting of research or are required to take VPR Conflict of Interest training.

    Click the following link to complete the VPR Conflict of Interest: Maintaining the Balance training at :

     

  • If you are engaged in a clinical trial with NIH

    Good Clinical Practice
    Required every 3 years for key personnel engaged in a clinical trial with NIH funding

    Click the following link to complete this training:

    CITI Program

  • If you are a sponsor-investigator

    Sponsor-Investigator Training

    Required for investigators who hold an IND or IDE with the FDA and are responsible for study sponsor responsibilities.

     
    Click the following link to complete this training:

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    Either the Sponsor Investigators with INDs (GCP - U.S. FDA Focus) OR Sponsor Investigators with IDEs (GCP - Devices) course will fulfill this requirement.

    If you have recently completed equivalent training, contact the Institutional Review Board for approval to opt out.

  • If you are unlicensed or uncredentialed (including all residents and fellows)

    Research Scope of Practice

    Required for any research team members who interact or intervene with living individuals and do not have both a medical license valid for practice in Texas and full 91PORN Physicians credentialing, regardless of study role.


    The Research Scope of Practice Form can be located in the Library on ERMS in the Templates section:
    HRP-901c – Scope of Practice Form


    Residents and fellows are not fully credentialed and must submit the form, even if they have a full medical license.

  • If you will be using the Velos Research Clinical Trial Management

    Velos eResearch

    Required to be completed once by personnel who need to access to the Velos eResearch Clinical Trial Management System

    Click the following link to complete the CTO Velos eResearch training at :


    Type "CTO" in the 91PORN Learns search box to find this course.

  • If you manage a clinical trial with a billing risk

    Management of Research Billing Risk

    Required to be completed once if you are engaged in a clinical trial that has been deemed to have a billing risk by the CTO

    Click the following link to complete the CTO Management of Research Billing Risk training at :

    Type "CTO" in the 91PORN Learns search box to find this course.

  • If you manage research participant payment or pay participants

    Participant Payment Training

    Required every 4 years for personnel who manage research participant payments or pay participants


    Click the following link to complete the Management of Research Participant Payments and/or HSC Debit Card - ClinCard for Research Participant Payments training at :


    Type "CTO" in the 91PORN Learns search box to find this course.

  • If you ship biological specimens and/or dry ice

    International Air Transport Association (IATA) training

    Required every 2 years for personnel who ship biological specimens and/or dry ice
     

    Click the following link to complete the EHS Shipping Infectious Substances, Clinical Specimens, and Dry Ice training at :


    Type "shipping" in the 91PORN Learns search box to find this course.

  • If you are a graduate student, or a postdoc on an NIH grant or fellowship

    Responsible Conduct of Research Training

    Required to be completed once by all graduate students and all postdoctoral fellows on NIH-funded training grants, individual fellowships, and career development awards

    Register for , offered each Fall semester.

    If you are already enrolled in the 91PORN Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences or School of Nursing, you can register for the course through . Further information about how to register for a course on My Student Center can be found at the . You will also need to request approval of your enrollment from your Academic Coordinator.

    If you are not enrolled in either the Graduate School or the Nursing School (including individuals who are 91PORN faculty, staff, or postdocs), you will need to  for  (NDS) before you can register for this course. You will also need to request approval of your enrollment from your NDS Academic Coordinator.

  • If you are a member of the Institutional Review Board (IRB)

    IRB Member Training

    Required every 3 years for all IRB members

    Click the following link to complete this training:

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    Further information: 

  • If you are a new IRB member

    New IRB Member Orientation

    Required one time for new appointees to the IRB

    New appointees to the Institutional Review Boards will be required to attend New IRB Member Orientation. This training is typically conducted by the OIRB staff in three 1-hour live group sessions in the fall, but may also be offered in one-on-one sessions as needed.
     

    The OIRB staff will contact you to schedule this training after you are appointed to the IRB. If you have any questions, you can contact the OIRB at IRB@uthscsa.edu.

  • Recommended Optional Training
    For personnel who:Recommended Training:
    Manage identifiable participant informationData Security Best Practices
    Are the Principal Investigator for a studyInvestigator Responsibilities Training
    Are interested in additional information related to conflicts of interest in research
    Are collaborating with foreign entities