Education and Training

Dear Colleagues:

Compliance, regulation, and adequate protection of human subjects and the institution are our collective responsibility. To continue to enhance our professional experience and expertise and to further improve our content knowledge and job performance, please refer to the following FREE online courses and read the following material regarding human subject research:

Online Courses:

• Foundations in Human Subject Protections: http://www.research.usf.edu/cs/irb_courses_foundation.htm 
• Comprehensive Course in the Protection of Human Subject Research : http://www.citiprogram.org/
• NIH/NCI Course for Human Protection: http://cme.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/learning/humanparticipant-protections.asp

Reading Materials:

• The Belmont Report: http://www.research.usf.edu/cs/irb_docs/belmontreport.pdf
• Federal Wide Assurance: http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/humansubjects/assurance/filasurt.htm
• FDA Policy on Informed Consent: http://www.fda.gov/oc/ohrt/irbs/appendixb.html
• FDA Guidance for IRB and Clinical Investigators: http://www.fda.gov/oc/ohrt/irbs/appendixc.html
• Information About Western IRB: http://www.wirb.com/shell.php?content=content/inv_regulations
• Human Subject Research Protection Program at USF: http://www.research.usf.edu/cs/irb_policies.htm

Sincerely,