The IRB requires certification of ethics training for all Principal Investigator(s) prior to proposal review, as well as for all IRB members. The Office for Human Research Protections under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services offers a variety of free online trainings for the research community on human research protections based on the principles of the Belmont Report and the requirements of the revised Common Rule (or 2018 Requirements).

 

Foundational Training

Complete this 5-lesson training to satisfy the NIH educational requirement for training on human research protections for investigators and key personnel. The certificates of completion (PDF or screenshot) for this program or a similar certification program dated within the past three years must be submitted to irb@southwestern.edu and kept on file.

 

If the proposal is deemed to be more than “minimal risk” then all researchers associated with the study (including student researchers) must provide a certification of ethics training prior to proposal review. 

“Minimal risk means the probability and magnitude of harm or discomfort anticipated in the research are not greater in and of themselves than those ordinarily encountered in daily life or during the performance of routine physical or psychological examinations or tests.