Research - Trevecca Nazarene University - Nashville, TN

Training

Why is training in human subjects protection important?

The principles of protection of human participants in research were established in the Belmont Report in 1979. The Belmont Report, prepared by the National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research, identified three principles essential to the conduct of research with humans: respect for persons, beneficence, and justice. The links below provide additional information about research studies that violated the rights of vulnerable groups of human subjects, along with federal documents concerning the protection of human subjects.

Historical examples
The Nuremberg Code
The Belmont Report
45 CFR 46 - Code of Federal Regulations Section regarding the Protection of Human Subjects

Who should take the training on human subject participation?

Any research involving humans or human tissues conducted under the auspices of Trevecca Nazarene University must be reviewed by the Trevecca Nazarene University Institutional Review Board (IRB). Research with minimal involvement of human participants, such as surveys or questionnaires, require some procedural IRB review. Anyone whose research project requires IRB review must submit a completed certificate indicating that he or she has completed the training.

The following people may require training, depending on their research:

    Doctoral students
    Doctoral advisors
    Management and Human Resources (MHR) students whose thesis research involves human subjects
    MHR thesis advisors
    Students conducting non-class-related research under the guidance of a faculty member
    Researchers applying to use Trevecca Nazarene University's students, faculty, staff or administrators in their research

How can I be trained in human subject protection?

This free, web-based course presents information about the rights and welfare of human reserach participants, and describes the responsibilities of the investigator to minimize risk to them. The tutorial should take no more than one hour. The course is designed to be done in one sitting; it does not allow for you to begin and then return to the course after an interruption. All researchers must complete the training course. You will have the option of printing a certificate of completion at the end of the course. The certificate of completion must be printed out and attached to the proposal that is submitted to the IRB.

To access the trianing course, follow the steps below. If you have any questions after completing the training, contact our advisor or the IRB chair via email at IRB@trevecca.edu.

STEP 1
Go to the University of California-Irvine's web site: http://tutorials.rgs.uci.edu/

STEP 2
In the box, select the option: "No, I want to take the tutorial as a visitor" and submit.

STEP 3
Select "Human Research Tutorial" and continue.

STEP 4
Follow the directions on the screen and proceed through the tutorial. When you complete the tutorial, be sure to print the screen that begins "Congratulations! You have successfully completed the human tutorial as a visitor." The printed page indicating completion of the tutorial musst either be attached to the IRB application, or mailed separately to the IRB Chair (if the application is submitted electronically). Applications will not be approved until the completion page has been received.

Mailing address:

Institutional Review Board
Office of Academic Affairs
Trevecca Nazarene University
333 Murfreesboro Rd.
Nashville, TN 37210