Institutional Review Board (IRB)
for the Use of Human Subjects in Research

The University of Montana's IRB Policy requires that all research projects involving human subjects be approved by the University of Montana IRB.

Human Subject Protection Course

As federally mandated and required by the UM IRB, all researchers and individuals involved in project activity must complete a self-study course in human subject protection. This requirement may be satisfied by taking one of the three courses below within the last three years.  The CITI course is the most comprehensive and would also be an excellent resource for research methods classes.

• OPTION 1:CITI (Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative),  After selecting The University of Montana from the drop-down menu and setting up a username/password, follow the directions to select the appropriate curriculum for your research with humans subjects.  Questions?  Contact Judy Fredenberg, 243-6670.
• OPTION 2: Protecting Human Research Participants, NIH Office of Extramural Research. Complete the requested registration form and proceed. Print and keep the "Certificate of Completion" as the date completed is required on the UM Checklist.
• OPTION 3: The University of Montana: Online Research Ethics Course. Take three sections: "Section One - Ethical Issues in Research: A Framework;" Section Two - Interpersonal Responsibility;" and, "Section Six - Human Participation in Research." Print and keep the assessment results for each of the three sections as the date completed is required on the UM checklist.

Helpful URLs

• Office for Human Research Protections: Overview
• Office of Human Research Protections: Assurances
• NIH Policy and Guidelines on the Inclusion of Children As Participants In Research Involving Human Subjects
• Select Survey, a UM web tool, makes it easy to develop, administer and analyze online surveys (When using any online survey software, include a statement of confidentiality in your IRB application materials)
• Gunning Fog Index - ("the easiest to use and probably the most popular readability index")
• How to set MS Word 2007 to display readability statistics\

Contact

Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects
Research & Development, University Hall 116
The University of Montana
Missoula, MT 59812
Phone 406-243-6670 | Fax 406-243-6330
IRB@umontana.edu