Training: Research Involving Human Subjects

OSP partnered with the Committee on the Use of Humans as Experimental Subjects to create an MIT course for Research Involving Human Subjects. This course is administered on the web, and is hosted for MIT by TrainCaster.

MIT Requirements

Federal regulations require that all personnel involved in any NIH sponsored research take and pass a training course on human subjects research before embarking on such research. MIT policy extends this requirement to all MIT personnel involved in any human subjects research.

This requirement extends to all personnel who play a role in research involving human subjects including principal investigators, associate investigators, student investigators, study coordinators, visiting scientists, consultants, laboratory technicians and assistants.

The requirements encompasses all types of interactions with human subjects including, direct contact, indirect involvement, analysis of data and analysis of blood/tissue samples.

To enable study personnel to meet this requirement, MIT has developed a web-based training course. COUHES may accept proof of human subjects training from some other institutions.

Principal Investigators are responsible for confirming that all study personnel have taken and passed the training course on Human Subjects Research, and are "certified" to participate in studies involving human subjects.

All personnel involved in studies utilizing humans as research subjects must undergo recertification in human subjects research training every three years from the date of original approval.

Requirements for Web Training
Members of the MIT community and affiliates must access the training site with an MIT issued digital certificate. If you already have a certificate, you can proceed directly to the training web site. If you do not have an MIT issued ID number and are not able to obtain an MIT certificate, please send e-mail to osp-www@mit.edu.

View All Human Subject Trainees
You may need to verify if a person has passed Human Subjects Training. You may view the list of MIT individuals or non-MIT individuals who have passed MIT's training (Requires MIT Certificates).

Help
If you have trouble taking the course or need an account created for you, please send mail to osp-www@mit.edu in the Office of Sponsored Programs.

Please send comments/questions to osp-www@mit.edu

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