School of Medicine Research Compliance Training Course Requirements

Research Compliance Training Course

Who Is Required to Complete

Deadlines for Completion

Additional
Information

Human Subjects Research

Full course description

Training must be completed before participating in human subjects research.

Office of Human Subjects Research
Regulatory Team
(410) 955-3008
jhmirb@jhmi.edu

Conflict of Interest and Commitment

Full course description

All faculty, fellows, staff, and students.

Training must be completed before participating in research.

Please visit the Conflict of Interest and Commitment Training website.
Or contact
Office of Policy Coordination
Phone:  410-516-5560
Fax:  410-516-6399
policy@jhmi.edu

Course on Research Ethics
(C. O. R. E.)

Full course description

Faculty and fellows who participate in clinical research.

Completion of both the morning and afternoon sessions of C.O.R.E. fulfills Kirschstein-NRSA responsible conduct of research training requirements. 

PIs must complete the new C.O.R.E. training or its equivalent by October 1, 2006.  All other faculty who participate in clinical research should complete C.O.R.E. as soon as possible.

Fellows who participate in clinical research must complete the new C.O.R.E. training or its equivalent before completing his/her fellowship.

Please visit the Office of Continuing Medical Education's website.
Or contact:            
Mark T. Hughes, M.D.
C.O.R.E. Course Director
mthughes@jhmi.edu

Animal Care and Use

Full course description

Faculty, fellows, staff, and students participating in research involving animals.

Training must be completed before participating in research involving animals.

Nelson L. Garnett, DVM
Director, Office of the JHU Animal Care and Use Committee
ngarnett@jhu.edu

Effort Reporting

Full course description

Faculty and staff who certify effort.                              

Training must be completed prior to submitting sponsored projects proposals and/or certifying effort.

Lynn Kingsley
Director Cost/Research Accounting
lkingsley@jhu.edu

Guidelines for Export Controls

Full course description

Training is highly recommended for faculty who employ foreign students and/or staff, collaborate with foreign entities, and/or perform research in foreign locations.

The Institution may require certain investigators to complete export controls training at a later date.

Michael J. Alexander
University Research Projects Administration
malexander@jhu.edu

HIPAA and Research 
(updated course; prior course was Privacy Issues Relating to Research)

Faculty, fellows, staff, and students participating in human subjects research involving Protected Health Information (PHI). Course is not required if the Privacy Issues Relating to Research Course has been completed.              

Training must be completed before participating in human subjects research involving PHI. (Note: All employees are also required to complete the General Privacy Issues HIPAA course).

For course content
questions, please contact Jennifer Kulynych, Counsel
for Human Subjects
Research jkulyny1@jhmi.edu

For questions about the JH Interactive training system, send email to elearn@jhmi.edu

For questions relating to General Privacy Issues, please contact
Carol Richardson
Privacy Officer
HIPAA@jhmi.edu