Research involving human subjects is a highly regulated activity. OHSU is committed to meet or exceed all federal requirements to protect the health of patients and the privacy of their health-related information. PROH practitioners need to complete the following training components: 

1. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Training.  All dentist research partners are required to complete the online HIPPA training. It can be found at https://bigbrain.ohsu.edu/ .
Be sure to follow the step-by-step instructions. The training will take 1-1.5 hours. 

2. Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Education.All dentist research partners and staff members involved in studies are required to complete one module of the online Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Education. The Web site can be found at https://bigbrain.ohsu.edu/. Be sure to follow the step-by-step instructions.
The training will take approximately 20 minutes. 

3. Research training provided by PROH.The December 3, 2004 PROH Conference will suffice. If you were unable to attend, we have DVDs available for your review or you can view them online.