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  • Office of Government and Foundation Relations
    Siena Hall 219
    Tel. (518) 783-2307
    Fax (518) 786-5013

 

NIH Online Certification Training

Under Federal law and in compliance with Siena College’s Federal-wide Assurance (FWA) registration, anyone engaged in human subject research is required to complete adequate training on responsible conduct of research.  Therefore, to fulfill this federal mandate the IRB will be utilizing the NIH Office of Extramural Research, Protecting Human Research Participants training module.  This free web-based training software consists of 7 modules, 4 of which are followed by quizzes. The entire course will take approximately 3 hours to complete. The IRB will be unable to approve any IRB project without providing an NIH computer-printed Certificate of Completion along with the application.  This policy applies to the PI(s), Co-PI(s) and the faculty supervising the project.

Instructions for Creating an Account


In order to complete the training modules, you will need to complete the User Registration page.  After you have completed the registration, you should receive a confirmation email from NIH. If you didn't receive an email confirmation, it is likely that the email was sent to Postini (email spam filter).  Please check your Postini account in the event you didn't receive a confirmation email.  Once you have received a confirmation email from NIH, please return to the User Log-In page and log in with the email and password you created.  You will need your email address and password in order to log in, save your progress, and generate a certificate upon completion which is valid for two years.

Below is a screen shot of the main menu after you log in.  You will receive a check mark after successfully completing each unit and passing the four required quizzes. Once you have successfully completed each module and passed the quizzes, you will then be able to generate a certificate by clicking the "Get Certificate" link on the right-hand side.  You will need to furnish a copy of your Certificate of Completion with your complete IRB application in order to be cleared for IRB review. 
 

If you have any questions, feel free to contact Alfredo Medina, Jr. at (518) 783-2307.