Research Education

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Research Training Requirements

To meet the standard educational requirement that ensures investigators understand patient's rights and protect human subjects in research, the SJMO IRB Committee has determined that as of July 1, 2015, all research study team members must complete an education program concerning Clinical Researchers-Human Subject Research provided by the CITI training program. After July 1st, 2015 the National Institutes of Health (NIH) web-based training course "Protecting Human Research Participants" will no longer meet the SJMO IRB educational requirement for research involving human subjects.

To access the CITI training research modules, you will need to do the following:

Go to www.citiprogram.org and register.
Once there, click on "New Users Register Here".
In the "Select your institution or organization" section, select "Trinity Health Michigan" in the "Participating Institutions" drop-down box. Selecting the incorrect institution may lead to the completion of different or unnecessary modules.
Create your own username and password, and then after logging in, select your Learner group.
After going through the registration process, the final screen will show an option that says "finalize registration" click there. This will take you to another screen where you can click "view courses". The three courses along with their modules will appear. You will need to complete the three courses of: Conflicts of Interest, Human Subjects Research, and Responsible Conduct of research (please complete every module in each of those courses).

Upon completion of the required modules for the CITI training, you will receive a certificate. Please save/print the certificate to your computer. You will need to submit this certificate confirming the completion of the CITI research courses with any Study Application.

The CITI training research courses will need to be completed every five (5) years.

If you need to submit your completed certificate please email it to: IRBResearch@stjoeshealth.org

Please contact Melody Dankha at melody.dankha@stjoeshealth.org or at 248-858-3233 for any questions regarding the Research Educational requirements.