Training

Requirements to Become a Network Researcher


STEP 1 | Required reading for all researchers

If you are involved in research with human subjects, you are required to read the following documents:

  • Belmont Report: The Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP) considers it unethical for anyone involved in human subject research not to have read the Belmont Report. It describes and explains the ethical principles that should be followed by such investigators: respect for persons, beneficence and justice.
  • Code of Federal Regulations: All human subject researchers must read 45 CFR 46. This document is the Federal regulation that describes the authority and responsibility of Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) in protecting human subjects.
  • IRB Policies & Procedures: All researchers must read and follow the the IRB Policies & Procedures.
  • Researcher Responsibilities: All researchers must read and observe these responsibilities.

STEP 2 | Complete the University of Florida ID Form

This form will only be used to generate a UF identification number for you in order to complete all required University of Florida training modules.


STEP 3 | Complete the University of Florida HIPAA & Privacy Training and Confidentiality Statement

  1. Read the UF Health Information Policy
  2. Open these detailed enrollment instructions and keep them open while you enroll in the training course
  3. Log in to myUFL, go to My Self Service, then Training and Development to enroll in the course. Search for the course by name (HIPAA) or by number (PRV800)
  4. Once you have successfully completed HIPAA & Privacy: General Awareness (PRV800), you have also completed the Confidentiality Statement attestation

STEP 4 | Complete the UF Institutional Review Board required training

  • If you are involved in research with human subjects, their tissue, data, or medical records, you must complete the following mandatory training requirements. New myIRB studies cannot be submitted unless all required training has been completed and is up-to-date.
  • University of Florida Institutional Review Board training page