The PI or his or her designee signs and witnesses the participant's written agreement. In the proper ethical and legal framework of informed consent, the protocol consent document is an educational supplement to the personal discussions between investigator and participant.
What are credentials? Credentials often refer to academic or educational qualifications, such as degrees or diplomas that you have completed or partially-completed. Credentials can also refer to occupational qualifications, such as professional certificates or work experience.
The definition of education guiding mainstream schools today is that education is the delivery of knowledge, skills, and information from teachers to students. While the above metaphorâeducation as a delivery systemâ sounds reasonable, it misses what is most important about education.