Anderson Emily E
Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2015 Summer;9(2):283-8. doi: 10.1353/cpr.2015.0044.
Human research ethics training should provide relevant, meaningful information and build skills. Compliance should not be the only goal; training should also enhance knowledge, skills, and capacity. However, most currently available human research ethics training programs are geared toward learners who already have some research experience and working knowledge of research methods (e.g., graduate students, junior researchers); many community partners, however, have little or no prior exposure to research. More important, standard training programs do not adequately address the unique context of community-engaged research (CEnR).
This article describes the development process, final curricular materials, and suggestions for successful implementation of CIRTification, a human research ethics training program designed specifically for community research partners who will be working on the "frontlines" of research.
Development of CIRTification involved an extensive literature review, consultation with stakeholders including community partners, academic researchers, and human research protection program personnel.
The curriculum, as well as information and materials to help potential users promote acceptance of the curriculum by their local institutional review boards (IRBs), are freely available online at www.go.uic.edu/CIRT. Ideally, community research partners who complete CIRTification will not only learn about the importance of protecting research participants but also be empowered to substantially contribute to the ethical practices of their respective research collaborations.
人类研究伦理培训应提供相关且有意义的信息并培养技能。合规不应是唯一目标；培训还应增强知识、技能和能力。然而，目前大多数现有的人类研究伦理培训项目是针对那些已经有一定研究经验和研究方法实用知识的学习者（例如研究生、初级研究人员）；然而，许多社区合作伙伴几乎没有或完全没有研究方面的前期接触。更重要的是，标准培训项目没有充分考虑社区参与研究（CEnR）的独特背景。
本文描述了CIRTification的开发过程、最终课程材料以及成功实施的建议，CIRTification是一个专门为将在研究“前线”工作的社区研究合作伙伴设计的人类研究伦理培训项目。
CIRTification的开发涉及广泛的文献综述，与包括社区合作伙伴、学术研究人员和人类研究保护项目人员在内的利益相关者进行磋商。
该课程以及帮助潜在用户促使其当地机构审查委员会（IRB）接受该课程的信息和材料可在www.go.uic.edu/CIRT上免费在线获取。理想情况下，完成CIRTification的社区研究合作伙伴不仅将了解保护研究参与者的重要性，而且将有能力为各自研究合作的伦理实践做出重大贡献。
