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1. Access PHIRST at:  https://phirst.jhsph.edu/

2. Use your JHED ID/JHED password to log in and register in PHIRST.

3. For non-JHU affiliates, use the following guides to help create a guest user account in PHIRST and add the BSPH as an affiliated institution:  Creating a Guest Account, Affiliating an Institution in CITI

4. For further help, contact the PHIRST Help Desk at BSPH.PHIRSTHelp@jhu.edu to request a guest user account. 

• Complete the required human research ethics, HIPAA and GCP training:  https://publichealth.jhu.edu/offices-and-services/institutional-review-board-irb/training

• First Steps for Setting up your PHIRST profile

• Use the ‘First Steps’ guide to register in PHIRST, obtain a user role, and upload your human subjects training certificates and completion date to your PHIRST profile page.

• Use the ‘PHIRST User Guide’ to navigate the PHIRST system:  https://publichealth.jhu.edu/sites/default/files/2022-03/phirstusertraining5dec2019_1.docx

• Contact the PHIRST Help Desk for assistance at BSPH.PHIRSTHelp@jhu.edu

• Contact the BSPH IRB Office for general IRB questions at BSPH.IRBOffice@jhu.edu

• Need help with a research application? The IRB Navigator may be able to help: https://publichealth.jhu.edu/offices-and-services/institutional-review-board-irb/irb-navigator

BSPH Institutional Review Board (IRB) Introduction