Mercer University Office
of Research Compliance/Institutional Review Board
http://orc.mercer.edu/
Check to see if your research requires IRB
approval http://orc.mercer.edu/irb/
Check to see if you need to do any required
training http://orc.mercer.edu/training/
All persons conducting
research involving human subjects must have on file with the Office of Research
Compliance a valid certificate of Human Subjects Training. Training can be
obtained from the CITI (Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative). A
copy of the certificate is automatically sent to the Office of Research
Compliance. You may return to the course site in the future to obtain a copy of
the certificate for your use. CITI Weblink
https://www.citiprogram.org/
Individuals
who are exposed to protected health information in the course of their research
are required by the University's mandate from the Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act of 1996 to obtain basic HIPAA awareness training. A copy
of the certificate of completion may be included with an IRB application if
applicable. HIPAA Weblink http://hipaa.mercer.edu/
Mercer Office of Research Compliance
Information:
- Ava Chambliss-Richardson, M.Ed, CIM,
CIP
Associate Director of Human Research Protection Programs
(HRPP)
- Mailing Address:
1400 Coleman Avenue
Macon, GA 31207
Phone: (478) 301-2327
Fax: (478)
301-2329
- E-mail:
ORC_Research@mercer.edu
- Physical Address:
640 Plum Street, Suite
101
Macon, GA 31201
