Institutional Review Board
The 探花系列 Institutional Review Board (IRB) supervises the use of human subjects in all research conducted under the auspices of the University. All proposed research must be reviewed by the Board聽before any data is gathered. The IRB聽insures that the rights and welfare of human participants in research are protected.
IRB MEMBERSHIP 2024-2025
Dorie Weaver
Nursing
Pete Peterson
Chemistry
Matthew Turner
Philosophy
Dr. Sasha Federer, Ph.D.
Community Representative
Jessica Burke
Sociology
CITI TRAININGS
New Users
If you are new to CITI Trainings, please follow these instructions:
- Right Click Human Subject Training 鈥 CITI Program button above to open in a new Tab or Window.
- Click the 鈥淩egister鈥 button in the top right corner.
- In 鈥淪elect Your Organization Affiliation鈥, type 探花系列. (Do NOT register as an Independent Learner)
- Agree to Terms of Service/Privacy Policy and Affirm that you are a affiliate of FMU.
- Create your CITI Program Username and Password.
- Complete your information to create your account.
- When prompted, select the appropriate course for your role.
- If your role has a specific training listed under Question 1, complete it to fulfill your CITI Training requirement.
- If your role does not have a specific training listed under Question 1, complete the Social & Behavioral Research Investigators training or Biomedical Research Investigators, whichever most closely matches your research type.
- Complete all required modules and tests associated with the training.
- Upon completion you will receive a certificate via email. Save the certificate as a PDF and submit it in your IRB application.
Returning Users
If you already have a CITI Training account linked to FMU, please follow these instructions:
- Right Click Human Subject Training 鈥 CITI Program button above to open in a new Tab or Window.
- Click 鈥淟og In鈥 button in the top right corner.
- Enter your CITI Program Username and Password.
- Under Institutional Courses, click 鈥淰iew Courses鈥 button beside your 探花系列 Affiliation.
- Scroll to the bottom of the page and click 鈥淎dd a Course鈥 under Learner Tools for 探花系列.
- When prompted, select the appropriate course for your role.
- If your role has a specific training listed under Question 1, complete it to fulfill your CITI Training requirement.
- If your role does not have a specific training listed under Question 1, complete the Social & Behavioral Research Investigators training or Biomedical Research Investigators, whichever most closely matches your research type.
- Complete all required modules and tests associated with the training.
- Upon completion you will receive a certificate via email. Save the certificate as a PDF and submit it in your IRB application.
Guidelines for Study Status
Please use the following to determine your study status. Studies not聽exempt or expedited are subject to full review.
Exempt Status (doc)
Expedited Status (doc)
Forms
Please use the following forms for submission to the IRB committee.
Please download, complete, and email to MHaggard@fmarion.edu.
Continuation of Study Form (doc)
Closure Form (doc)