Required IRB Training (CITI)
The University of Georgia IRB requires documented completion of the human subject research protection training at the time of application submission. The principal investigator and all personnel engaged in the conduct of research with human subjects are required to complete the training for all new applications, continuing reviews, or addition of new research personnel on approved studies, regardless of funding status.
For researchers who have not submitted an IRB application in the past, a copy of the training certificate(s) must be included with the IRB application. If the Human Subjects Office (HSO) receives an IRB application and the training requirement has not been satisfied by all research team members, the application will be sent back to the principal investigator.
This training requirement will be satisfied by the completion of the Collaborative IRB Training Initiative Course or CITI, a web-based training program on the protection of human research subjects. There are tracks for social/behavioral and biomedical researchers, and researcher should choose the track that is most appropriate for the type of research that will be conducted. Each course module has an associated quiz. An aggregate score of 80% is required to receive a course completion report. This report can be downloaded, and will also be sent to UGA’s Human Subjects Office. Researchers will be required to complete a refresher course every five (5) years.
Completion of the required modules takes most people 2 to 3 hours. You do not have to complete all of the modules at one time. You may stop and return at a later time to complete the rest of the modules by signing in with the user name and password you used during registration.
Before you begin the training, read the FAQs and Instructions which can provide you with some very helpful information about the training.
Please contact the UGA IRB if you have any questions about the training requirements, or the CITI system administrator if you experience technical problems using the system.