It is the policy of the University of Pittsburgh IRB that ANY individual who interacts with human subjects or has access to identifiable data must complete the CITI training (at a minimum, Human Subjects Basic and Responsible Conduct of Research Courses) by March 31, 2013. In addition, all individuals who require access to OSIRIS to complete ancillary functions (mentors, scientific approvers, etc.) must also complete the CITI training courses.

It is the Principal Investigator’s responsibility to ensure that all individuals who meet the definition noted above have complied with this policy whether listed in OSIRIS or not. Individuals who have not competed the required training should not be participating in research activities until the training has been completed. If the study has an audit or a monitoring visit, evidence of training will be requested.

CITI training should be accessed through Pitt's CITI Training Portal at: http://www.citi.pitt.edu

If you have any questions, email us at irb@pitt.edu.

Beginning with renewals due in March 2013, all studies currently approved in paper that are either 1)open to enrollment; or 2) closed to enrollment but research procedures continue, will be required to convert to OSIRIS. Those studies that are Humanitarian Device Exemptions (HDEs), in long term follow-up or in data analysis only may remain in paper.

As a reminder, studies in data analysis may be terminated with the IRB as long as the analysis is conducted utilizing a de-identified data set and identifiable information will not need to be accessed any further.