Training
Training Requirement
All key personnel listed on forms submitted for IRB approval must complete training on the protection of human research participants before a protocol will be approved. Data collection and contact with human subjects cannot start until written approval is received by the PI from the ISU Institutional Review Board.
Key personnel includes the principal investigator, co-principal investigators, supervising faculty member, and any other individuals who will have contact with the participants or the participants' data (e.g., interviewers, transcribers, coders, etc.). For more information, please see Human Subjects - Persons Required to Obtain IRB Training.
Training sessions offered during Fall 2000 or taken through one of the online training modules previously available through our website are accepted. Certification of training from other sources must be submitted and will be evaluated on an individual basis.
Obtaining Required Training
Certification of training on the protection of human research participants at Iowa State University can be obtained by completing this free, web-based training 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 the training site: Protecting Human Research Participants (PHRP). The training website is also available in Spanish.
Directions:
- Register as a new user.
- Complete the course.
- Print the certificate of completion.
- Send a copy of the certificate along with your departmental affiliation, address and email address to IRB Administrator, 1138 Pearson Hall or as an attachment in email to IRB@iastate.edu.
