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CITI Training

John Carroll University maintains a subscription to the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI Program) so that our researchers can have free access to a wide variety of online training courses. Many of these courses are required for investigators who submit applications to the IRB for human subject research or who plan to receive funding from the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) and other federal agencies.

There are also several optional modules in Animal Care and Use, Health Information Privacy and Security, and Good Clinical Practice courses.

Students, faculty, and staff researchers (and faculty advisors) who file IRB applications must complete online training offered by the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI). All researchers (including faculty advisors) engaged in a research project using human subjects are required to complete a course in Human Subjects Research and be listed on the research protocol.

The Human Subjects Research course provides basic training in the conduct of ethical human subjects research. This course is targeted to the type of research generally conducted at John Carroll: social and behavioral research studies such as those often conducted in the areas of psychology, communications, education, sociology, counseling, and business.

CITI training must be completed by all researchers and advisors listed on the IRB application before the application can be considered complete for submission.

The available CITI courses are listed below. The Human Subjects Research courses are those required by the IRB.

Access the CITI Program here. For a detailed guide to creating a new CITI user account, click here.

6 Categories of Courses are available including:

1. Human Subjects Research

"IRB Researchers and Sponsors - Basic Course" - required by non-student researchers and sponsors.
"IRB Student Researchers - Basic Course" - required by undergraduate and graduate student researchers.
"IRB Members" - required by members who sit on the JCU IRB.

2. Animal Care and Use

These courses are optional and designed for those who conduct research with live animals at JCU or sit on the JCU Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC).

3. Conflicts of Interest

Required for PHS-funded researchers

4. Health Information Privacy & Security (HIPS)

IPS covers data protection principles, focusing on the healthcare-related privacy and information security requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the educational records and data-related requirements of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).

5. Responsible Conduct of Research: RCR Course for Grant Workers

Required for federally funded researchers and their workers.

6. Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Certification: Often required for researchers receiving federal funding

GCP – Social and Behavioral Research Best Practices for Clinical Research
GCP for Clinical Trials with Investigational Drugs and Medical Devices (U.S. FDA Focus)
GCP for Clinical Trials with Investigational Drugs and Biologics (ICH Focus)
GCP for Clinical Investigations of Devices

Login Information for CITI:

To create a user profile for CITI. please USE YOUR JCU EMAIL ADDRESS! click here for a step-by-step HELP page.
Access CITI here to register or log in.
Need more information? CITI FAQ page.