Online Human Subjects Training Module
All JHSPH investigators, including students, must complete an on-line training program called the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) Program. The CITI program replaces the former CHR computer based human subjects training module. The required training modules are different depending on the nature of the research project; please select the appropriate one. Co-investigators from other institutions, including the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, do not need to complete this training if they can provide documentation of comparable human subjects training from their own institution. Please note that the CITI program must be completed prior to submitting protocols to the IRB. Additional information and detailed instructions can be accessed here:
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Student Research
Student research involving human subjects is also subject to IRB regulations. Please use the link below to access a manual that provides an introduction to IRB procedures and detailed instructions as to how to proceed.
Student Manual
Field Training
The ‘JHSPH HUMAN SUBJECTS RESEARCH ETHICS FIELD TRAINING GUIDE’ is intended to be used as a tool for training individuals who will be “engaged” in some aspect of a human subject research interaction or intervention. It is directed, in particular, to Johns Hopkins principal investigators who are responsible for training of study team members who will (1) obtain informed consent from research participants, or (2) collect data from human subjects through individual or focus group interviews, testing, physical measurements, or other procedures involving direct contact, hereafter called a “data collector”. The content and language level of this guide is specifically worded to help the investigator convey basic research principles and behavior that accords with those principles to data collectors. We encourage users who translate the document into local languages to submit those translations (with certifications of the translator’s qualifications) to our office (irboffice@jhsph.edu) so we can make them available to other investigators.
Field Training Guide
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