Human Subjects (IRB)- Training

Human Subjects Research Assurance Training

Certification in human subjects research assurance training at Iowa State University can be obtained by completing this free, web-based training using a course developed by the National Institutes of Health. The web-based training will help you identify research activities that involve human participants and help you understand how to protect the rights and welfare of all human participants involved in research.

You will have the option of printing a certificate of completion from your computer upon completing the course. Please print the certificate and provide a copy to the IRB office.

Click here to go to training Human Participant Protections Education for Research Teams

Directions:

• Register as a new user
• Complete the course
• Print certificate of completion
• Send a copy of the certificate along with departmental affiliation, address and e-mail address to IRB Administrator, 1138 Pearson Hall or as an attachment in email to IRB@iastate.edu.

Effective 8/30/02

Applications will not be reviewed by the IRB until the training component has been completed by all Principal Investigators (PIs), co-PIs, and all key personnel.

Data collection and contact with human subjects cannot start until written approval is received by the PI from the Human Subjects Research (IRB) Office.