Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Florida Atlantic University
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All FAU personnel (faculty, staff, post docs, students, volunteers) participating in research must complete specific training and obtain relevant regulatory project approvals prior to the start of any research activity.
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Student/Volunteer Access and Training Form
The student/volunteer access and training form is required for every student or volunteer participating in research, whether in a research laboratory or laboratory classroom. The form is used to grant access to facilities, verify that trainings have been completed and register students if taking DIS/DIR. Volunteers will have additional paperwork.
It is the responsibility of each faculty (PI) conducting research to maintain compliance for themselves, staff and trainees, following all FAU and College of Medicine guidelines.
College of Medicine: All faculty who engage in and mentor trainees in research and/or scholarship must complete and maintain the CITI Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) online training. This training is good for 3 years and can be found at www.citiprogram.org.
FAU:
RCR Training - See below table outlining the FAU CITI RCR requirements for sponsored research as per the FAU Office of Research Integrity at https://www.fau.edu/research-admin/research-integrity.
RESEARCH INTEGRITY |
FACULTY/STAFF* |
STUDENTS |
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS* |
NIH funded |
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NSF funded |
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Other federal awards including flow through |
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All other sponsored research |
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*Additional requirements as stipulated in the funding opportunity announcement and/or in the proposal. As stipulated in award terms and conditions and/or as described in scope of work.
References:
NIH https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-10-019.html
NSF https://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/rcr.jsp
Review Boards - There are multiple training and compliance requirements for research involving human subjects, animals and recombinant/synthetic nucleic acid molecules and biological materials, agents and toxins. Please visit the Research Integrity webpages below for details.
See below table outlining the COM required approvals/signatures for human subjects research/IRBNet.
COM GUIDELINES FOR IRB APPROVALS
Updated 5/20/2021
Type |
Required Approvals/Signatures |
Category A (exempt minimal risk) |
PI and Dept Chair |
Category B (expedited review minimal risk) |
PI and Dept Chair |
Category C (greater than minimal risk/full board review) |
PI, Dept Chair and Research Dean |
Category B Amendments (any change to original protocol) |
PI and Dept Chair |
Category C Amendments (any change to original protocol) |
PI, Dept Chair and Research Dean |
Response to Modifications/Information Required |
PI |
Continuing Reviews/Annual Renewals |
PI and Dept Chair |
Adverse events and protocol violation reports |
PI, Dept Chair and Research Dean |
Closures |
PI |
The following 3 categories are guidance for researchers:
EHS - It is the responsibility of each faculty (PI) to make sure all EHS required trainings are completed and maintained for themselves, their staff and trainees https://www.fau.edu/ehs/.