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CITI Ethics Training

Ethics training is provided through a contract with CITI, and training is required for all staff listed on an IRB protocol. The training modules required will depend on the research being conducted. CITI training must be renewed once every five (5) years.

Register with CITI

Register for an account with CITI, affiliate with WVU and use your WVU login credentials upon registering. Plan to use the same email address as you would in your protocol, so the trainings link into WVU-kc. During the registration process, you will be prompted to select the ethics training courses that you plan to complete.

You will want to complete either the Biomedical Research Investigators course or the Social and Behavioral Research Investigators course, depending upon your research. The courses can be found under the Human Research section of the course registration screen.

Once you have completed the required courses with a score of 80% or better, you can proceed. Please note that you do not need to send ethics training documentation to the WVU OHRP as it should link into WVU-kc. If you do not see your ethics training, please ensure your primary email in WVU+kc and CITI match or use the following guide to attach a training certificate

If you have taken the training at a previous institution and now you are doing research at West Virginia University, you will need to affiliate with WVU via CITI in order for us to have a record of your training. Additionally, if you are a WVU Medicine only employee (no dual appointment with HSC) please follow these instructions

All Institutional Review Board members must complete the IRB Members CITI course. 

CITI Access

Courses

Affiliated Researchers

One of these courses is required for all affiliated researchers on any IRB protocol:

  • Biomedical Research Investigators
    • Basic Course or Refresher Course*
  • Social & Behavioral Research Investigators
    • Basic Course or Refresher Course*
  • IRB Members
    • Anyone can take this course, however, it is more intensive than the prior two courses and is only required of IRB members
  • Abbreviated Biomedical Research Investigators*
  • Abbreviated Social & Behavioral Research Investigators*

*Refresher or abbreviated course only if taken before

Non-Affiliated Researchers

One of these courses is required for all non-affiliated researchers on any IRB protocol:

  • Abbreviated Biomedical Research Investigators
  • Abbreviated Social & Behavioral Research Investigators
  • Biomedical Research Investigators
    • Basic Course or Refresher Course*
  • Social & Behavioral Research Investigators
    • Basic Course or Refresher Course*
  • IRB Members
    • Anyone can take this course, however, it is more intensive than the prior two courses and is only required of IRB members

*Refresher course only if taken before

Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR)

Responsible Conduct of Research

In addition to the IRB training requirements for research on human subjects research, RCR courses are recommended for all faculty, staff, and students involved in research and related activities. Furthermore, RCR courses are required for recipients of NIH training grants; undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers funded by NSF grant; and all project personnel funded by USDA-NIFA grants.

Review the RCR Policy and Requirements webpage for more information, or contact trisha.phillips@mail.wvu.edu

Administrator Confidentiality Agreement

OHRP provides direct access to CITI training records to help ensure departments can obtain training information 24/7. If you would like to delegate authorization to someone in your department to complete training checks, please complete the CITI Program Confidentiality Agreement on the Forms page and submit it to WVU OHRP.