Hi Emma! Human Subjects education is the hot topic on my list-serve these days. Here's VCU's strategy, FYI. Alex "Caskey, William PhD." wrote: > 1. We have a mixed system. Education has a system for tracing continuing > education credits. For internal courses, the credits are automatically > entered into the system. Each faculty member is responsible for providing a > copy of certificates from external courses to Education; the certificates > will be reviewed and appropriate credit documented in the system. This > database will be able to generate a report documenting the education during > the previous 12 month period based on a query of the faculty member's name. > The report will be attached to a cover letter accompanying a proposal, > progress report, or just-in-time packet as required. > > 2. Our internal course has an examination that is scored by Research > Compliance and the score is recorded by Education. > > 3. We deem this to be an institutional responsibility and will assist the > faculty members as necessary, but documentation will be as noted. > > 4. We'll use a cover letter that will reference the database reports as > indicated; that letter will be signed by me. > > Bill Caskey, PhD > Director, Research & Grants Administration > Children's Mercy Hospital > 2401 Gillham Road > Kansas City, MO 64108 > > Voice:(816) 234-3879 > FAX:(816) 855-1982 > E-mail: xxxxxx@cmh.edu <mailto:xxxxxx@cmh.edu> > > This communication is intended only for the use of the addressee. It > may contain information which is privileged or confidential under > applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the agent of > the recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, copy or > disclosure of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have > received this communication in error, please immediately notify The > Children's Mercy Hospital at 816-234-3879 or via return Internet > electronic mail at xxxxxx@cmh.edu <mailto:xxxxxx@cmh.edu> and expunge > this communication without making any copies. Thank you for your > cooperation. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Herbert B. Chermside [mailto:xxxxxx@VCU.EDU] > Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2000 11:45 AM > To: xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG > Subject: Human Subjects Education II > > This was asked before, and I didn't see many answers. We're trying to set > our policy practice now. Therefore, I offer this survey. If you respond > to the list OR directly to me, I'll collate the answers and post back to > the list about Tuesday. Promise! > > 1) Does anyone have a system of human subjects education that necessarily > catches everyone involved in human subjects research, and plans to send a > central form letter to that effect with each proposal? (We'd hoped to do > this, but our documented education may not be broad enough; some colleagues > had hoped for such a simple and transparent system.) > > 2) Does anyone have a system of human subjects education that provides the > individual with certification of completion/passing, and plans to require > PI's to collect copies and include in proposals? (We may do this; a couple > of other places have indicated they would.) If so, will there be any > central office review of completeness, i.e., inclusion for each named key > investigator? > > 3) Who is going to leave it completely in the hands of the investigators > to describe their human subjects education? (Maybe the easiest for > institutions with few NIH proposals.) > > 4) Who is going to set up a central documentation system and write a > central letter that certifies for each key investigator on a proposal? > > 5) Any other plans? > > Chuck > Herbert B. Chermside, CRA > Director, Sponsored Programs Administration > Virginia Commonwealth University > PO BOX 980568 > Richmond, VA 23298-0568 > Express Delivery Only: > Sanger Hall, Rm. 1-073 > 11th & Marshall Streets > Richmond, VA 23219 > Voice: 804-828-6772 > Fax 804-828-2521 > OFFICE e-mail xxxxxx@VCU.EDU > Personal e-mail xxxxxx@vcu.edu > http://views.vcu.edu/ospa/ > > ====================================================================== > Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including > subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available > via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") > ====================================================================== > > ====================================================================== > Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including > subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available > via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") > ====================================================================== ====================================================================== Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") ======================================================================
