NIH Online Course

All researchers using human subjects are required to pass the National Institutes of Health (NIH) online research certification course, which takes approximately 2 hours. This includes not only the principal investigator, but also all co-investigators, research technicians, student assistants, etc. who have contact with the research subjects. A certificate is issued to the researcher upon successful completion of the course. The certificate must be printed out and included in the protocol materials. Researchers must provide a copy of the certificate with each protocol they submit. The NIH certificate is valid for three years from the date of certification.