{"id":6098,"date":"2025-02-19T03:48:57","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T03:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/research\/?page_id=6098"},"modified":"2026-05-26T21:07:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T21:07:29","slug":"citiprogram","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/research\/vpr-resources\/citiprogram\/","title":{"rendered":"CITIProgram"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"hero-secondary\">\n  <div class=\"relative bg-black\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"adhere object-cover\" src=\"\/media\/westernu\/basic-slider\/slide-default-00.jpg\" alt=\"slide-default-00\">\n      <div class=\"adhere gradient-overlay\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"relative container pt-56 md:pt-112 pb-144 md:pb-192\">\n      <div class=\"md:flex md:justify-between px-12\">\n        <div class=\"sm:w-8\/12 md:w-6\/12 xl:w-5\/12 px-12\">\n                      <div class=\"mb-20\">\n              <div class=\"block font-sans font-bold text-14 text-white leading-130\">\n  <span class=\"inline-block\">\n    <a href=\"\/\" class=\"block hover:underline\">WesternU<\/a>\n  <\/span>\n      <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/research\" class=\"inline-block hover:underline\">Research and Biotechnology<\/a>\n          <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/research\/vpr-resources\/\" class=\"inline-block hover:underline\">VPR Resources<\/a>\n    <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n    <span class=\"inline-block\">CITIProgram<\/span>\n  <\/div>            <\/div>\n                                        <h1 class=\"t-h1-sans  text-white\">CITIProgram<\/h1>\n        <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"tertiary-nav\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n        <nav class=\"relative mx-24 py-10 px-20 rounded-b-5 md:rounded-b-8 bg-gray shadow-md mb-40\">\n      <ul class=\"grid lg:grid-cols-[1fr_auto_1fr_auto_1fr_auto_1fr] lg:gap-x-16 lg:justify-items-center lg:text-center\"> <!-- 4 columns layout, 1 column in mobile -->\n                            <li class=\"my-8\">\n            <a class=\"text-16 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-black hover:text-red hover:underline transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/research\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Research &amp; 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CITI certification must be maintained current throughout the research project.\u00a0 Each course has a set of modules that must be completed with an overall score of 80%. CITI will issue \u201ccompletion certificate\u201d for each course completed. See instructions for registering and access to CITI training below.<\/p>\n<p>Please upload a copy of the completion certificates for all researchers (including student assistants) involved in the research project in IRBNet.<\/p>\n<p>Approval to proceed with any research project will be withheld if these mandatory training requirements are not met.<\/p>\n<p>All persons with a significant role in a research project must meet these training requirements. This includes, but is not limited to the following persons:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator(s).<\/li>\n<li>Persons named on a study grant or contract proposal.<\/li>\n<li>Persons named as a contact person in an informed consent document or recruitment material.<\/li>\n<li>Persons who obtain informed consent from prospective research participants.<\/li>\n<li>Staff members\/ Students assigned to work with the PI.<\/li>\n<li>IRB, IACUC, IBC members and administrators<\/li>\n<li>Non-WesternU, pre- approved visitors or volunteers \/ researchers listed on an approved protocol.<\/li>\n<li>Anyone requiring access to laboratory or vivarium areas on campus (additional safety training required by EH&amp;S,OAR,or )<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"relative my-48 md:my-72\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"lg:flex px-12 lg:justify-center\">\n      \n      \n                  \n                  \n      <div class=\"w-full px-24 wysiwyg-content xl:w-10\/12 2xl:w-9\/12\">\n        <p>The Office of Research Regulatory Affairs (ORRA)\u00a0 is responsible for registering ALL Research Faculty , Staff and Students for required CITI training per area of research; Please contact <a href=\"mailto:researchregulatoryaffairsoffice@westernu.edu\">Office of Research Regulatory Affairs<\/a> to begin the registration process.<\/p>\n<p>One you have been registered, access your courses:<\/p>\n<p><strong>CITI Online Training Access: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/about.citiprogram.org\/en\/homepage\/\">CITI program homepage<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Click Log in &gt; LOG IN THROUGH MY INSTITUTION<\/li>\n<li>Select Western University of Health Sciences and sign in using your credentials. 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