Click on the headings below that apply to your research to find more information about required training.
List of All Required Training
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All Study Personnel
Human Subjects Protection Training
Required every 3 years for all persons engaged in human subjects research.
Click the following link to complete this training
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 are conducting Expedited or Full Board research you must take Biomedical Research
- If you have recently completed equivalent training, contact the 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 :
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If you are engaged in a clinical trial with NIH
Good Clinical Practice
Required every 3 years for key personnel engaged in a clinical trial with NIH funding
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If you are a sponsor-investigator
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:Either the Sponsor Investigators with INDs (GCP - U.S. FDA Focus) OR Sponsor Investigators with IDEs (GCP - Devices) course will fulfill this requirement.
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If you are unlicensed or uncredentialed (including all residents and fellows)
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 Íø±¬³Ô¹Ï 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.
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If you will be using the Velos Research Clinical Trial Management
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 :
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If you manage a clinical trial with a billing risk
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 :
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If you manage research participant payment or pay participants
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 :
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If you ship biological specimens and/or dry ice
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 :
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If you are a graduate student, or a postdoc on an NIH grant or fellowship
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 , offered each Fall semester.
If you are already enrolled in the Íø±¬³Ô¹Ï Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences or School of Nursing, you can register for the course through . Further information about how to register for a course on My Student Center can be found at the . 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 Íø±¬³Ô¹Ï faculty, staff, or postdocs), you will need to for (NDS) before you can register for this course. You will also need to request approval of your enrollment from your NDS Academic Coordinator. -
If you are a member of the Institutional Review Board (IRB)
IRB Member Training
Required every 3 years for all IRB members
Click the following link to complete this training: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 for approval to opt out.
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If you are a new IRB member
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.
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Recommended Optional Training
For personnel who: Recommended Training: Manage identifiable participant information Are the Principal Investigator for a study Are new to conducting Are interested in additional information related to conflicts of interest in research Are collaborating with foreign entities