All National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant and contract awards that involve human subjects issued after October 1, 2000, require signed institutional documentation that all key personnel on a given award have received education/training in the protection of human subjects. This rule was issued by NIH on June 5, 2000, http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-00-039.html.

UNH has chosen to meet this policy by requiring the completion of the followoing two education components:

• Web-based UNH training module on the use of human subjects in research, accessible at http://www.unh.edu/rcr/HumSubj-Title.htm. Allow approximately 30 minutes to complete the module. Individuals must certify completion of the module as instructed at the end of the module; and,
• Attend a seminar on human subjects protections. Please contact Research Integrity Services (RIS) Director, Julie Simpson (603-862-2003) for seminar information.

Researchers and key personnel are responsible for ensuring they complete both components within the timeframe stipulated by NIH.

This requirement falls under the NIH "just in time" procedures, meaning that the required training does not have to be completed by the time of proposal submission; rather, the training must be completed and certified by the institution BEFORE an award can be made. For further clarification, see NIH's Frequently Asked Questions for the Requirement for Education on the Protection of Human Subjects.

Upon completion of these two components, the RIS Director will issue individuals with a certificate of completion of continuing education in human subjects protections. Researchers should forward this documentation to NIH as proof of meeting the human subjects protections education requirement. Certificates will not be issued unless both components have been completed.