Does NIH Expect Completion of GCP Training by the January 1, 2017 Effective Date?

Institutions need not regard the NIH Good Clinical Practice (GCP) policy’s effective date as a deadline by which we expect NIH-funded investigators and clinical trial staff involved in the design, conduct, oversight, or management of clinical trials to complete GCP training. Rather, as long as steps are being taken to meet the expectation, e.g., staff who have not yet been trained have signed up for a course, the training itself can be completed after the effective date.

For more information read the NIH Guide notice announcing the policy and other related FAQs.