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Human Subjects Certification Program FAQS
How can I access the Human Subjects Certification Program?
Follow the new instructions at: http://orsp.rutgers.edu/Humans/HSCPLetter.php
As a result of upgrades at the institutional level, Rutgers personnel may now
self-register for the course by using their RUCS username and password.
My co-investigator is a faculty member at another institution. Is he/she required to participate in the
Rutgers University HSCP?
Co-investigators or other members of the research team from other
institutions are required to participate in the education program if they are
named as key personnel on a protocol that is approved at Rutgers. If their own institution has an education
program, certification of the individual’s successful completion of that
program may be accepted in lieu of participation in HSCP, provided that a brief
description of the topics covered in the program are provided in the
certification letter from the other institution. This is necessary to determine that the content of the program is
equivalent to HSCP.
Several undergraduate and graduate students serve as research assistants for my
approved protocols. Are they exempt from the education requirement because they are not faculty or staff?
Students who have contact with human subjects or access to private
information are required to participate in the education program. The intent of the program is to protect the
human subjects involved in research, and/or their private information, by educating all individuals who have contact with either the subjects or their
confidential information about the ethical conduct of human subjects research.
The statistician named as key personnel on my NIH grant does not have any contact
with human subjects, nor does he/she handle any data containing identifying
information. This individual does not seem to fit your
description of key personnel because he/she is not responsible for the design
or conduct of the study, and there is no contact with either subjects or
private information. Should this individual participate in the education program?
The statistician should participate. Even though contact with subjects or private information is not
involved, NIH will require documentation of education in the protection of
human subjects for all individuals named as key personnel on your grant when
you submit the annual progress report.
My project is not federally funded. Does the
education requirement apply to me and my research personnel?
Participation in the education program is required for all principal investigators
and key personnel named on research projects
involving human subjects that are approved by the Rutgers University
Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects in Research
(IRB), regardless of who the funding agency is or whether the research is
funded.
I am not able to access the HSCP.
Most log-in problems are due to typographical errors, inaccurate case
used, or failure to follow access directions carefully. Participants should email HSCP@orsp.rutgers.edu if continued efforts to log in are
not successful.
If I am a faculty member at Rutgers University, but completed an education program in the
protection of human subjects at another institution, with which I am NOT affiliated, am I required to complete the HSCP?
Principal investigators with a primary appointment at Rutgers University are required to complete the HSCP at
Rutgers. Much of the information presented is specific to Rutgers policy; therefore, the most benefit for
Rutgers personnel may be obtained by completing the internal program. If you collaborate in the future with an
investigator from another institution, it is likely that they will accept the Rutgers certification; however, institutional policy may vary, so researchers
are advised to confirm education requirements with their contacts at the institution with which they are collaborating.
I am a student and will serve as Principal Investigator for a protocol that involves
research with human subjects. Does my faculty advisor have to complete the Human Subjects Certification Program?
In accordance with IRB policy, the faculty advisor must complete the HSCP if the principal investigator is either an
undergraduate or graduate student. The Notice of Approval or Exemption, as applicable, for a protocol will not be
issued until the IRB has verified that both have successfully completed the program.
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