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The IRB requires <\/strong>all individuals who will have contact with human participants in a research study to receive human participant training prior to seeking protocol approval. 糖心Vlog官方 uses the CITI program to enforce this mandatory Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) requirement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Visit www.citiprogram.org<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Register for CITI (Important<\/strong>: Please ensure to add 糖心Vlog官方<\/strong> as your institutional affiliation and list your MT email address (e.g. mtmail.mtsu.edu or @mtsu.edu) as your primary email address in CITI.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Click me<\/a> to learn how to register for the Social and Behavioral Research training courses and other mandatory modules.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    Who has to complete the training?<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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    All those who will directly or indirectly intervene with the data collection in an 糖心Vlog官方-sponsored research activity involving human participants<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    All Non-糖心Vlog官方 researchers who are collaborators or co-investigators in a protocol that requires 糖心Vlog官方 IRB oversight<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    All 糖心Vlog官方 faculty, staff, and students who are engaged in research with human participants<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    Any individual who serves on the IRB as a member, administrator, or student representative<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    Mandatory Modules to complete:<\/mark><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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    • Complete the “Social and Behavioral Research<\/strong>” and “Students in Research<\/strong>“<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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      • Complete the “Social and Behavioral Research<\/strong>” training<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
        Additional Required Courses and Modules<\/mark><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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        • If the study is funded by a federal agency, then all of the researchers in the study must also complete “Responsible Conduct in Research” relevant to the field of study. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Review the CITI Training Table to make sure that any additional modules or courses are completed as appropriate for your research project.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
          Research Type \/ Population<\/strong><\/td>Required Course\/Module<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
          Prisoners<\/td>Research with Prisoners<\/td><\/tr>
          Minors<\/td>Research with Children<\/td><\/tr>
          Elementary and Secondary Education     <\/td>Research in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools   <\/td><\/tr>
          International<\/td>International Research; International Studies<\/td><\/tr>
          Online<\/td>Internet-Based Research<\/td><\/tr>
          Health Information<\/td>Health Information Privacy and Security Course<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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          For Existing Users:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n