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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:

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   , Affiliating an Institution in CITI

4. Adding team members to the study: See page 8 of the PHIRST User Guide

5. Access CITI through the IRB Webpage: BSPH CITI Training

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

• Use the ‘First Steps’ guide:

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  to register in PHIRST, obtain a user role, and upload your human subjects training certificates and completion date to your PHIRST profile page.

• Which CITI modules must my study team members and I take? See: BSPH CITI Training

• Study Team Roles and BSPH IRB Requirements

• The Field Guides below provide the basic information data collectors require and are intended for in-person training when hiring local people to collect data for their research:

  Good Clinical Practice (GCP) for Social and Behavioral Research Field Guide

  BSPH Human Subjects Research Ethics Field Training Guide

For further help, contact the PHIRST Help Desk to request a user account, assistance with registering in PHIRST, questions about CITI training, which CITI modules are required, and PHIRST technical issues at BSPH.PHIRSTHELP@jhu.edu.

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