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Training

All personnel engaged in an Human Subject Research (HSR) project must complete required training prior to conducting research. Personnel includes anyone assisting in a research project who will be interacting or intervening with participants or their private identifiable data/specimens being collected for research purposes. This includes Michigan Tech faculty, staff, undergrad or graduate students, and any external investigators/collaborators.

CITI Program training is Michigan Tech’s primary tool for training and documentation. Please visit the CITI Program website to register. Choose Michigan Technological University as your affiliation and continue the online instructions. The following list of CITI modules are required for the respective areas (note a minimum score of 80% is required to pass).

Human Subjects Training Requirements

Biomedical Researchers

Biomedical Research course for researchers and staff involved primarily in Biomedical Research with human subjects. Could involve risks associated with potential physical harms such as exercise, exposure to minor pain and discomfort, side effects from pharmaceuticals, etc. Note, additional courses in Biosafety may be required in working with biological materials. Please visit the Biosafety Training website for more information.

Social & Behavioral Researchers

Social & Behavioral Research course for researchers and staff involved primarily in Social and Behavioral Research with human subjects. Social-behavioral research applies the behavioral and social sciences to the study of humans. Social Behavioral methods include, but are not limited to: interviews, focus groups, surveys, observations, etc.

Clinical Trial Research

Please contact irb@mtu.edu if research involves prospective clinical trials. Required training for clinical trial research could include the following courses:

Social & Behavioral Research Best Practices for Clinical Research
Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) Foundations
Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) Advanced

Biomedical or Laboratory Specimens Only

Research with Biomedical Data or Laboratory Specimens - Only course for researchers and staff involving no direct contact with human subjects but used human subject data.

IRB Members

IRB members are required to complete either the Biomedical Research or Social & Behavioral Research course and the IRB Member course. Additional course required for the IRB Chair.

Research and Biosafety

In addition to specific IRB training, additional safety training may be required depending on your specific department requirements and chemical/biosafety/hazardous materials within a laboratory or field site.