Education on the Protection of Human Research Participants
Education on the protection of human research participants is required for all University of Denver investigators conducting research involving human subjects. This requirement also applies to faculty advisors.
Beginning October 1, 2000, the NIH requires education on the protection of human research participants for all investigators submitting NIH applications for grants or proposals for contracts or receiving new or non-competing awards for research involving human subjects.
Before funds are awarded for competing applications or contract proposals involving human subjects, investigators must provide a description of education completed in the protection of human subjects for each individual identified as "key personnel" in the proposed research. Key personnel include all individuals responsible for the design and conduct of the study. After October 1, 2000, investigators submitting non-competing renewal applications for grants or annual reports for research and development contracts that involve human subjects research must also include a description of such education in their annual progress reports.
Upon successful completion of the education program and quiz, you will have fulfilled the NIH educational requirement for researchers and key personnel explained above as well as fulfillment of the University of Denver human research protection program which applies regardless of funding.
University of Denver Educational Program for Human Subjects Researchers and Key Personnel
The Educational Program consists of information pertaining to Human Subject protection in research.
Below are the instructions for enrolling for the online Human Research Protection Certification exam. You may find printing these instructions helpful in order to refer to them while enrolling.
1) Go to http://www.citiprogram.org
2) Enroll as new user.
3) Enter the University of Denver as your affiliated institution.
4) Register in the Social Behavioral Educational Research Group (SBER) (or another group that may apply to your research).
5) Complete the modules included in the Basic/Refresher Human Research Course.
Additional course modules are offered depending on your research interests, such as International Research, Internet Research, Research with Minors, etc.
If you have previously completed the Blackboard training you will not need to recertify via CITI. This only applies to new DU investigators. However, we highly encourage you to visit the website and explore some of the other course modules. For general courses, please select the "general group".
Course completion is required before submitting to the IRB.
Note: You may stop and resume at any time. You may print a completion report for your records. You do not need to submit documentation to the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs.
