Training and Education

Northwestern University requires all individuals involved in the conduct of human subjects research to complete initial human subjects protection training and to recertify every 3 years. IRB approval will be withheld if these training requirements have not been met.

These requirements apply to all persons with a significant role in the research, such as those designated as:

• Principal Investigators and Co-investigators,
• Individuals named on a study grant or contract proposal,
• Individuals listed on an FDA form 1572 for the conduct of the research at NU or at an affiliate institution,
• Individuals named as a contact person in the informed consent document(s) or recruitment materials for research,
• Individuals who obtain informed consent from prospective participants in research, and
• Individuals who obtain individually identifiable health information under a NU Business Associate Agreement.

Research conducted at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center has additional training requirements (PDF) that must be met.

Verify CITI training status:
CITI Training Report - Updated 5/1/2012

This file contains only NU research personnel who have completed CITI training (initial or refresher course) within the last 3 years. Training completed elsewhere (NIH, a live Investigator 101 session, etc.) is not listed. Email irbtraining@northwestern.edu or contact the IRB office with questions.

INITIAL TRAINING

Each of the following satisfy initial training requirements and meet the National Institutes of Health (NIH) education requirements.

• CITI Basic Course

• Investigator 101 - "Live" training with IRB staff

Previous Training
If training was completed at another institution, please send a PDF of the training certificate to irbtraining@northwestern.edu to determine whether it meets NU’s training requirements.

RECERTIFICATION

Re-certification is required every 3 years.  The following types of training satisfy NU’s re-certification training requirements.

• CITI refresher or GCP modules

• Investigator 201 -  "Live" recertification training with IRB staff

• * NIH online training

• * Any VA required training

* eIRB Recertification Updates
If training is completed through the NIH or VA, you must notify the IRB Office at irbtraining@northwestern.edu with this information in order for the IRB to update your eIRB profile.