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IRB Required Online Training

 

Required Online Training: Faculty, Staff and Students

 

There are TWO required online training courses for all persons planning to participate in human subject research at the College of Medicine at Rockford.
 
First, the Collaborative IRB Training Initiative (CITI) provides the initial (basic) human research training. This web-based course will take three to six hours to complete, depending on an individual's prior knowledge and experience with research, ethical principles and regulations about human subject protections.
 
The second required online training is completed through the UIC Learning Management System. This training focuses on the use of protected health information in research. The online HIPAA for Research training is NOT the same HIPAA training that is required by medical personnel associated with their clinic duties.
 
Both online training requirements must be met before research personnel can participate in any research activities for Exempt, Expedited or Full IRB reviews.
 
Definition of Key Research Personnel:
Key research personnel include all persons who will have a significant role in the design or conduct of the research, and includes (at a minimum) all Principal Investigators, Co-Investigators, any individuals who are individually named on a grant or contract application, or who are listed on an FDA form 1572 (conducted at COM-R), named as contact persons in the recruitment documents or informed consent documents for research, or who provide supervision of the persons who are obtaining informed consent to participate in research.
 
Any individuals, including student researchers and coordinators, who are involved with the research by handling protected health information, or are using the research information/data set as part of their research, should be included as research personnel on a protocol application.
 

Step 1: CITI Training Instructions for Initial or Continuing Education

 
Collaborative IRB Training Initiative (CITI)
The CITI web-based training course is a collaborative effort between multiple institutions. It is hosted by the University of Miami.
 
To Register:
  1. Go to www.citiprogram.org and select "Register for the CITI Course."
  2. Under "All Others" select: University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford.
  3. Register for CITI by establishing your unique username and password.
  4. Enter your demographic information.
  5. After you submit your demographic information, you will be asked to select the focus of your research.
  6. If your research focuses mainly in the behavioral or social sciences, you should choose the Social/Behavioral modules (SBR).
  7. If your research focuses mainly in the biomedical or biological sciences, you should choose the Biomedical modules (Biomed).
Instructions:
1.   Do one of the following: Select either Behavioral & Social Science (modules 1-11) OR Biomedical & Biological Sciences (modules 1-14).
2.   Complete the quiz at the end of each of the required modules.
3.   Complete the UIC-specific quiz at the end of the course - you will need to select "Go to your Institutional Page.”
4.   Achieve an overall passing score of 80 percent on these quizzes.
5.   Complete the Course Completion Form at the end of the course.
 
Without the information in this form, it is not possible to determine if the initial training requirement has been met and no certification will be provided. The field designated for “department” should include your campus (i.e. Chicago, Rockford, or Peoria), College/School, Department/Section, and COM-R status (Faculty, Staff, or Student).
 

Step 2: UIC-HSPP 105 HIPAA online training

 

Complete the training online
This web-based course will complete the initial training requirements to conduct research at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford. This course also counts as a continuing education credit.
 
Instructions:
  1. Go to: UIC Training.
  2. Fill out the requested information to begin your online training.
  3. Don’t forget to e-mail the designated contact person that is listed after you have completed this training to insure that you receive credit for this second phase of training.
 
Continuing Education
The University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford requires every person listed on a human subject research protocol to perform continuing education credits every two years. Please log on to the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) web site to complete your continuing education requirements.
 
Other continuing educational training may also be conducted through the on line training resource developed by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research. This training is found on the UIC Learning Management System. To receive CE credit for these training modules from HSPP, please email a copy of the certificate to the Office for the Protection of Research Subjects AND Richard Mulnix at the COM-R.