Notice Number: NOT-OD-10-139

Key Dates
Release Date: September 24, 2010

Related Notices

• February 29, 2008 NOT-OD-08-054 Guidance on NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) on-line tutorial Protecting Human Research Participants (PHRP)
• September 5, 2001 NOT-OD-01-061 Required Education in the Protection of Human Research Participants
• June 5, 2000 NOT-OD-00-039 Required Education in the Protection of Human Research Participants
• August 28, 2018 NOT-OD-18-221 Protecting Human Research Participants (PHRP) Online Tutorial No Longer Available as of September 26, 2018

Issued by
Office of Extramural Research, National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Announcement

The NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) launched a Spanish on-line tutorial Protecci n de los participantes humanos de la investigaci n (http://pphi.nihtraining.com). This is a Spanish translation of OER’s on-line tutorial Protecting Human Research Participants (http://phrp.nihtraining.com). Like the English version of the tutorial, the Spanish version is a free, web-based tutorial that presents information about protections for human participants in research. The tutorial is designed for those involved in the design and/or conduct of research involving human participants. It may be completed to satisfy the NIH human subjects training requirement for obtaining NIH awards, but it is not the only way to satisfy this requirement. Information on satisfying the requirement and answers to commonly asked questions about the education requirement may be found on OER’s FAQs on the Requirement for Education on the Protection of Human Research Participants (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/hs_educ_faq.htm).

Background

In October, 2000, the NIH implemented a requirement for education on the protection of human research participants for all investigators who submit NIH applications for grants or proposals for contracts and receive new or non-competing awards for research involving human subjects. (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-00-039.html)
Prior to award, the NIH requires documentation that includes the names of the key personnel who are responsible for the design and conduct of the study; the title of the education program completed by each named personnel plus a one sentence description of the program. The timing of submission of documentation is in keeping with just-in-time procedures and the documentation must be signed by an Authorized Institutional Official. (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-01-061.html)

Inquiries

Questions related to the NIH Office of Extramural Research tutorials should be sent to OEPMailbox@mail.nih.gov