Compliance Training and Guidance

This web page has been established to provide links to University of Michigan training resources in areas such as responsible conduct of research, human research, animal research, HIPAA, clinical practice, radiation safety and other topics.

Online and in-person training

• PEERRS (Program for the Education and Evaluation in Responsible Research and Scholarship) — online modules in selected RCR topics, human research, animal research
• Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine (ULAM) Training Core — link to information about all University Committee on the Use and Care of Animals (UCUCA)-required courses for research faculty and staff and on-the-job training for ULAM staff members
• Occupational safety and environmental health training programs — classes in safe laboratory methods, radiation safety, and other resources
• “Top Five GCP Violations: Creating an Action Plan to Assure FDA Compliance” — see Training Courses/Seminars offered by Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research (MICHR)
• IRB-Med workshops — topics include IRB regulations, assistance with applying to the IRB for approval, informed consent issues
• HIPAA training — Medical School
• HIPAA training — School of Public Health
• Audio programs on informed consent — IRB for Health Sciences and Behavioral Sciences
• Seminars, including Introduction to the IRB, eResearch Basics, Informed Consent Fundamentals, and How to Submit an Amendment — IRB for Health Sciences and Behavioral Sciences
• Workshops on compliance with sponsored project administration (A-21, cost accounting standards, etc.) — Division of Research Development and Administration

Posted information and guidance

• Conflict of Interest
  • Ofc. of the VP for Research COI Committee guidance
  • Medical School COI Committee guidance
• Clinical Research Billing
• Clinical Coordinator Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) — Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research (MICHR)
• IND / IDE Investigator Assistance — Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research (MICHR)
• Medical Record Requirements & Documentation Standards — University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers
• Medical Staff “Code of Conduct” — University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers
• University of Michigan Policy on Research with Human Embryonic Stem Cells and Human Pluripotent Stem Cells
• Record Retention — U-M Health System Compliance Office
• University of Michigan Standard Practice Guide
• Information on Research and HIPAA — U-M Health System Compliance Office