Mandatory Training
Marywood University has a training policy for investigators, co-investigators, research assistants, sponsors, Institutional Review Board (IRB)/Exempt Review Committee (ERC) members and IRB/ERC administrative personnel (staff).
All persons engaged in research activities involving human participants must complete an online training program and supply two completion certificates, as follows:
- One certificate in the basic Human Research Curriculum (HRC) - Social/Behavioral, Humanities, or Biological track based on discipline
- One certificate in Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) - Social/Behavioral, Humanities, or Biological track based on discipline
In addition, those engaged in clinical trial studies must complete the clinical trial researcher training.
In general, an individual is considered engaged in research activities when for the purposes of the research, he/she obtains:
- data about the subjects of the research through intervention or interaction with them;
- identifiable, private information about the subjects of the research; or
- the informed consent of human subjects for the research
Interpreters working directly with participants are considered to be engaged in research. These individuals must complete the Human Research Curriculum only.
Transcriptionists, document translators, translators of de-identified audio recordings, or other hired professionals performing a skill (e.g., X-ray technician) are usually not considered to be engaged in research so long as they are not interpreting or analyzing results, and therefore may not be required to complete online training. Decisions about training for these individuals will be made on a case-by-case basis.
Please see our Training Information page for further details.
For questions about online training requirements or our online training websites, please contact Dr. Laura Ann Camlet Houser, Director of Research Compliance, at (570) 340-6031 or lacamlet@marywood.edu.
Policies & Procedures
- Approval of Research
- Continuing Review
- Deception in Research
- Definitions
- Departmental Review Boards
- Dietary Supplements
- Exempt Review of Research
- Expedited Review of Research
- Full Review of Research
- General Application Procedures
- Incentives in Research
- Informed Consent, Parental Consent and Child Assent
- International Research
- IRB Administration
- IRB Review Process
- Mandatory Training
- Misconduct
- Non-English Speaking Participants
- Oral History
- Overview
- Prisoner Research
- Records Retention
- Recruitment of Participants
- Reproductive Risk in Clinical Research
- Required Reporting
- Responsibilities of Investigators and Sponsors
- Revisions to Previously Approved Research
- Sponsorship
- Student Research
- Submission of Applications
- University Policy on Human Research
- Whistleblower Policy
For IRB or IRBNet questions, please contact irbhelp@marywood.edu.
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