Whether you are seeking FSW's IRB approval or you are asking to cede IRB oversight to another institution, FSW requires that the PI has completed human subjects research training. FSW accepts training from the National Institute of Health (NIH), the Collaborative Institute Training Initiative (CITI), or FSW's in-house human subjects training. If you don't yet have human subjects research training, the current FSW approved training platforms available for the types of research presently conducted at FSW are FSW's Protecting Human Research Participants (PHRP) Tutorial and the CITI Social-Behavioral-Educational (SBE) Basic training course (NIH training is no longer available). A PI can elect to:
- Complete FSW's PHRP Tutorial Online OR
- The PI can elect to complete the CITI SBE course, but the cost of the training will be the responsibility of the PI (approximate cost: $130).
The CITI Social-Behavioral-Educational (SBE) Basic training course can be found at the CITI Program website. FSW's Office of Sponsored Programs & Research will cover the cost of the training only if the training is completed onsite with FSW's Human Subjects Administrator (Dr. Joseph van Gaalen, Robinson Hall, I-122). To schedule an appointment for an approved CITI training at FSW's Office of Sponsored Programs & Research, please contact Dr. Joseph van Gaalen (jfvangaalen@fsw.edu). If the training is not completed onsite the cost will be the responsibility of the applicant.