Educational Resources

Basic Education Requirements for Human Subject Research 

Penn State Hershey requires basic education in the protection of human research subjects. All investigators and key personnel for human research must complete the initial course requirement and meet the continuing education renewal every 3 years. 

Required courses include:

  • Protection of Human Research Subjects course - the basic IRB requirement for all key personnel
  • Good Clinical Practice and ICH course - additional requirement for key personnel on FDA-regulated research
  • Instructions to access the online courses - CITI Course Instructions 

Consultations:   Researchers may schedule a meeting with an IRB Coordinator to discuss submission requirements. Contact the HSPO to schedule a consultation.

IRB Speakers:   Presentations on IRB and human research protection topics are available for departments, groups and community organizations, and may be requested by contacting the HSPO.

Seminars/workshops:  Continuing education credits (AMA PRA Cat..1 credits, PSNA, or CE) are available for eligible IRB seminars and workshops.  Upcoming events are listed below. 

 

 

 

IRB Seminars and Workshops

All Sessions Require Pre-registration

 To register call the HSPO at 531-5687 or

 E-mail  your name, dept., phone # and title of session

Dates Available 
   

Reportable New Information for Research


May 13
10:00 - 11:30 am

June 5
9:00 - 10:30 am

Document Management: Guidance for Maintaing Regulatory
Documents and Subject Records

May 22
9:30 - 11:30 am

June 6
9:00 - 11:00 a.m

 

 

 

Weubars
Event/Title Daate
   

 

 

             

 

 

 

               

Waitlist and Requests

Additional sessions are scheduled based on interest.
If not listed above, e-mail the HSPO to be placed on a waitlist for one of these titles or to suggest a topic.  

  • IRB Process Overview for Researchers
  • Informed Consent Process for Research
  • Reportable New Information for Research
  • Document Management: Guidance for Maintaing Regulatory Documents and Subject Records
  • Protocol and Data Safety Monitoring Plans
  • IRB Policy for Security and Integrity of Human Research Data