List of Coursework and Training on Human Subjects Research – Including Certification Programs
This list is not a complete list and is not an endorsement by JHSPH of any educational of certification program.
It is provided as a resource for investigators.
Sponsor Website Courses Primary Content Time Time to Exam Fees
Candidates Format completion
from
enrollment
Clinical http://www.clinicalr Monitoring People who want online 50-55 3 months Course $1,200.
Research esearchtrainingonli Clinical Studies to become hours Mastery Exam
Training Online ne.com/signon/ Clinical Research
Associates, RNs,
BAs, Clinical
Research
Coordinators,
Laboratory
Technicians,
Clinical Research
Associates,
Medical
Research
Associates, IRB
members,
Investigators,
Investigator
clinical trial site
staff, Study
Coordinators,
and Pharmacists
How to Conduct People who want online 20-25 3 months Course $900
Clinical Trials to become hours Mastery Exam
Clinical Research
Coordinators,
MDs, people who
want to conduct
clinical trials
Unitek College http://www.unitekco Foundations of New clinical staff, Instructor led 5 days of N/A N/A $2,995-Onsite
Foundations of llege.com/cra2.php Clinical Research recent college and self- instructor with hotel
Clinical graduates, or study led study $2,695- onsite
Research career-changing and 40 without hotel
professionals hours of $3,395- offsite
self study
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List of Coursework and Training on Human Subjects Research – Including Certification Programs
This list is not a complete list and is not an endorsement by JHSPH of any educational of certification program.
It is provided as a resource for investigators.
Sponsor Website Courses Primary Content Time Time to Exam Fees
Candidates Format completion
from
enrollment
CITI http://www.miami.e Course in the IRB members, online 4-6 hours N/A Quiz after each $1,000 for the
Collaborative du/citireg/ Protection of researchers, module institution
IRB Training Human Subjects research
Initiative Research personnel
Medical http://www.cra- Fundamentals of BA, MA, PhD, Online 70-100 N/A Exam and $3,495
Research training.com/ Clinical Research RN, PA, MD, PT, hours mock
Management RPh, PharmD, Classroom 2 weeks monitoring visit
Medical training
Technologist
PRIM&R http://www.primr.or IRB Administrator IRB workshop 2 days N/A N/A $350 ARENA
g 101 Administrators member
$385 non-
member
Annual IACUC IACUC members, Conference 2 days N/A N/A ARENA
Conference affiliates, and Members
others associated Early- $575
with an Regular-$600
institution’s Late- $625
animal care Non-Members
program Early-$625
Regular- $650
Late- $675
Annual HRPP IRB members, Conference 3 days N/A N/A
Conference clinical
investigators, and
research staff
IRB 101 IRB members, Workshop 1-2 days N/A N/A Variable
clinical depending on
investigators, the size and
administrators type of
and research program.
staff
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List of Coursework and Training on Human Subjects Research – Including Certification Programs
This list is not a complete list and is not an endorsement by JHSPH of any educational of certification program.
It is provided as a resource for investigators.
Sponsor Website Courses Primary Content Time Time to Exam Fees
Candidates Format completion
from
enrollment
NCURA http://www.ncura.e Variety of Varies Online Varies N/A N/A Varies
du courses and education
conferences program and
conferences
OHRP http://www.hhs.gov/ Varies Varies Conferences N/A N/A
ohrp/education/conf
erence.html#upcom
ing
http://www.hhs.gov/ Training Module IRB members, Online N/A N/A Free
ohrp/education/ for Assurances investigators,
Institutional
Official, Human
Protections
Administrators
NIH http://cme.cancer.g Human Those involved in Online 2 hours N/A N/A Free
ov/clinicaltrials/lear Participant human subjects
ning/humanparticip Protections research.
ant-protections.asp Education for
Research Teams
http://ohrp- Human Subject Institutional Online N/A N/A Free
ed.od.nih.gov/CBTs Assurance Official, IRB
/Assurance/login.as Training members,
p investigators
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List of Coursework and Training on Human Subjects Research – Including Certification Programs
This list is not a complete list and is not an endorsement by JHSPH of any educational of certification program.
It is provided as a resource for investigators.
Sponsor Website Courses Primary Content Time Time to Exam Fees
Candidates Format completion
from
enrollment
HRSA http://www.hrsa.gov Evolving IRB members Online 22 minutes N/A N/A Free
/quality/hsrtraining. Concern: and institutional
htm Protection for administrators
Human Subjects
The Belmont 28 minutes
Report: Basic
Ethical Principles
and their
Application.
Balancing
Society’s
36 minutes
Mandates:
Criteria for
Protocol Review.
Office of http://ori.dhhs.gov/c Sponsors Varies with Conferences Varies N/A N/A
Research onferences/upcomi conferences on conference
Integrity ng_conf.shtml many different
topics
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List of Coursework and Training on Human Subjects Research – Including Certification Programs
This list is not a complete list and is not an endorsement by JHSPH of any educational of certification program.
It is provided as a resource for investigators.
Sponsor Website Courses Primary Content Time Time to Exam Fees
Candidates Format completion
from
enrollment
Northwestern, http://www.nccr.nor Clinical Research Bachelor’s, Live courses 6 or 12 N/A In order to be $1750
Georgetown, thwestern.edu/educ Associate and People wishing to weeks certified, 1 -2
Boston ation_CRACRC.ht Clinical Research be CRCs (Clinical Course years of full
College, and m Coordinator Research manual and time work
Rutgers Training Coordinators) or textbooks experience in
CRA (Clinical provided. the field is
Research required before
Associates). an individual
can sit for the
CRC or CRA
Certification
Exams. The
Exams are not
administered
through this
course. Please
see ACRP for
certification
requirements.
Clinical http://www.eclinical Clinical Research Clinical Research Live courses 2 days N/A N/A
Research researchconsulting. Coordinator Coordinators Call (508) 865-
Consulting, Inc. com/index.php Training Program 8907 for price
http://www.eclinical Clinical Research Principal Live course 1 day N/A N/A
researchconsulting. Principal Investigators
com/principal_inves Investigator
tigator_training.php Training Program
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List of Coursework and Training on Human Subjects Research – Including Certification Programs
This list is not a complete list and is not an endorsement by JHSPH of any educational of certification program.
It is provided as a resource for investigators.
Sponsor Website Courses Primary Content Time Time to Exam Fees
Candidates Format completion
from
enrollment
Association of http://www.acrpnet. Human Subject Those who need Audio 1.5 hours N/A N/A $215- site fee
Clinical org/education/audio Protections: A to understand conference $240- late fee
Research /index.html Regulatory OHRP
Professionals Overview regulations.
http://www.acrpnet. ACRP North Physicians, Conference 4.5 days N/A N/A $775- member
org/education/confe American nurses, $895- non-
rences/index.html Annual pharmacists, member
Conference clinical research investigator
coordinators, member- $995
clinical research investigator
associates, and nonmember-
other $1,115
professionals prices vary
involved in depending on
clinical research date of
will benefit from registration,
attending. number of days
attending
conference,
online
registration,
and
membership
status.
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List of Coursework and Training on Human Subjects Research – Including Certification Programs
This list is not a complete list and is not an endorsement by JHSPH of any educational of certification program.
It is provided as a resource for investigators.
Johns Hopkins School of Public Health – Coursework Related to the Responsible Conduct of Research
306.665 Research Ethics and Integrity: U.S. and International Issues
306.675 Ethical Issues in Public Health: Research and Policy
223.672 Data Management Methods in Health Research Studies
550.860 Research Ethics
390.673 Ethical and Regulatory Issues in Clinical Research
Distance Education
223.705.81 Clinical Vaccine Trials and Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
223.672.81 Data Management Methods in Health Research Studies
306.675.81 Ethical Issues in Public health: Research and Policy
306.680.81 Ethics of Human Subjects Research
Summer Institute
340.677.11 Ethics Issues in Human Subjects Research in Developing Countries
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