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
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> -----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
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