Training for Human Studies

Human Subjects Protection Training

Required every 3 years for all persons engaged in human subjects research.

Click the following link to complete this training

Research, Ethics, Compliance, and Safety Training (citiprogram.org)

Further information:

• How to create a CITI Program Account, including selecting initial courses
• How to manage your CITI Program Account, including how to:
  • Add/remove courses
  • Add/remove institutions
  • View or print completion certificates
• Not sure which CITI course to take?
  • If you are conducting Expedited or Full Board research you must take Biomedical Research
    • The Biomedical Research course is valid for all types of research.
  • If you are conducting ONLY Social or Behavioral research you may take Social & Behavioral Research
  • If you are conducting ONLY Exempt research you may take Practice Based Research
    • Note: Practice Based Research is not accepted by the VA
• If you have recently completed equivalent training, contact the Office of Clinical Research for approval to opt out.  
  
   

Conflict of Interest Training (COI)

Required every 4 years for all personnel who are responsible for the design, conduct, or reporting of research or are required to take VPR Conflict of Interest training.

Click the following link to complete the VPR Conflict of Interest: Maintaining the Balance training at UT Health Learns:
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Good Clinical Practice
Required every 3 years for key personnel engaged in a clinical trial with NIH funding

Click the following link to complete this training:
Research, Ethics, Compliance, and Safety Training (citiprogram.org)

Sponsor-Investigator Training

Required for investigators who hold an IND or IDE with the FDA and are responsible for study sponsor responsibilities.

 
Click the following link to complete this training:
Research, Ethics, Compliance, and Safety Training (citiprogram.org)

Either the Sponsor Investigators with INDs (GCP - U.S. FDA Focus) OR Sponsor Investigators with IDEs (GCP - Devices) course will fulfill this requirement.

If you have recently completed equivalent training, contact the Office of Clinical Research for approval to opt out.

Research Scope of Practice

Required for any research team members who interact or intervene with living individuals and do not have both a medical license valid for practice in Texas and full UT Health Physicians credentialing, regardless of study role.

The Research Scope of Practice Form can be located in the Library on ERMS in the Templates section:
HRP-901c – Scope of Practice Form

Residents and fellows are not fully credentialed and must submit the form, even if they have a full medical license.

Further information on Research Team Member Credentialing and Scope of Practice can be found on the VPR Services website.

Velos eResearch

Required to be completed once by personnel who need to access to the Velos eResearch Clinical Trial Management System

Click the following link to complete the CTO Velos eResearch training at UT Health Learns:
Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications (oraclecloud.com)

Type "CTO" in the UT Health Learns search box to find this course.

Management of Research Billing Risk

Required to be completed once if you are engaged in a clinical trial that has been deemed to have a billing risk by the CTO

Click the following link to complete the CTO Management of Research Billing Risk training at UT Health Learns: Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications (oraclecloud.com)

Type "CTO" in the UT Health Learns search box to find this course.

Participant Payment Training

Required every 4 years for personnel who manage research participant payments or pay participants

Click the following link to complete the Management of Research Participant Payments and/or HSC Debit Card - ClinCard for Research Participant Payments training at UT Health Learns:
Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications (oraclecloud.com)

Type "CTO" in the UT Health Learns search box to find this course.

International Air Transport Association (IATA) training

Required every 2 years for personnel who ship biological specimens and/or dry ice
 

Click the following link to complete the EHS Shipping Infectious Substances, Clinical Specimens, and Dry Ice training at UT Health Learns:
Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications (oraclecloud.com)

Type "shipping" in the UT Health Learns search box to find this course.

Responsible Conduct of Research Training

Required to be completed once by all graduate students and all postdoctoral fellows on NIH-funded training grants, individual fellowships, and career development awards

Register for TSCI 5070 Responsible Conduct of Research, offered each Fall semester.

If you are already enrolled in the UT Health San Antonio Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences or School of Nursing, you can register for the course through My Student Center. Further information about how to register for a course on My Student Center can be found at the Registrar Help website. You will also need to request approval of your enrollment from your Academic Coordinator.

If you are not enrolled in either the Graduate School or the Nursing School (including individuals who are UT Health San Antonio faculty, staff, or postdocs), you will need to apply for Non-Degree Student Status (NDS) before you can register for this course. You will also need to request approval of your enrollment from your NDS Academic Coordinator.

IRB Member Training

Required every 3 years for all IRB members

Click the following link to complete this training:
Research, Ethics, Compliance, and Safety Training (citiprogram.org)

 

 

Further information: 

• How to create a CITI Program Account, including selecting initial courses
• How to manage your CITI Program Account, including how to:
  • Add/remove courses
  • Add/remove institutions
  • View or print completion certificates
• If you have recently completed equivalent training, contact the Office of Clinical Research for approval to opt out.

 

New IRB Member Orientation

Required one time for new appointees to the IRB

New appointees to the Institutional Review Boards will be required to attend New IRB Member Orientation. This training is typically conducted by the OIRB staff in three 1-hour live group sessions in the fall, but may also be offered in one-on-one sessions as needed.
 

The OIRB staff will contact you to schedule this training after you are appointed to the IRB. If you have any questions, you can contact the OIRB at IRB@uthscsa.edu.

For personnel who:	Recommended Training:
Manage identifiable participant information	Data Security Best Practices
Are the Principal Investigator for a study	Investigator Responsibilities Training
Are new to conducting human subjects research	Responsible Conduct of Research
Are interested in additional information related to conflicts of interest in research	CITI Conflict of Interest
Are collaborating with foreign entities	Export Control