Policy:

Any physician or technologist participating in research collaboration with INST must have MSU Institutional Review Board (IRB) compliance certification.

Procedure:

1. Initial certification:

a. All physicians and technologists who are involved in research must complete IRB training online at www.citiprogram.org. In the pull-down menu labeled “All Others,” choose Mississippi State University. This online course requires a study manual that you may print out from the web site or borrow from INST.

b. Print out the forms showing you completed the online training and submit to INST.

c. You will receive a certification letter from the MSU Office for Regulatory Compliance that needs to be forwarded to INST.

2. Certification renewal:

a. IRB certification is valid for three years. All INST employees and any researcher using INST facilities must renew their certification by completing one of the recertification options available through Regulatory Compliance.

Rev.: July 1, 2008