CITI
- Investigator engaging in human subject research
- Instructor leading a classroom research project involving human subjects
- Student as investigator in a classroom research project
- Investigator on federally funded research project
Human Subject Research
All Marymount faculty, staff, and students who conduct research with human subjects must complete CITI training every three years in the applicable area of study. Completion of training will be confirmed before IRB approval is granted. See the “Is It Research?” page for the federal definition of research that falls under IRB purview.
- Biomedical: Research focused on human physiology and the treatment and understanding of disease.
- Social & behavioral science: Research focused on human behavior and social interaction.
Classroom Projects
All course instructors supervising Classroom Projects must complete applicable CITI training (Social and Behavioral or Biomedical) every three years.
All students engaged in Classroom research projects involving human subjects must complete the CITI Student Basic IRB course.
Research Ethics
Institutional Review Board Member Training
Setting up and Logging into a CITI account:
The CITI course is a protected site. If you are a new learner you must register by creating your own username and password. To begin, follow the steps below:
Step 1: Select Register/login and proceed to complete registration as follows:
Be sure to use your Marymount email address to register your CITI account. That is required to link your completed training courses to MU.
- Part 1 asks you to select your “Organization Affiliation”– select “Marymount University.” This is required to assure you take the MU-required courses.
- Part 2 asks for your personal information.
- Part 3 asks you to create a user name, password, and a security question.
- Part 4 asks for your country of residence.
- Part 5 asks you a series of questions, which you can answer any way you wish.
- Part 6 asks you for information that Marymount requests.
- Part 7 asks you to select the type of course you wish to complete. For IRB purposes, you should choose “Human Subjects Research. For external funding compliance or instructor-specified learning module purposes, Choose “Research Ethics”.
- Submit registration by clicking Next.
The IRB will be notified via email when you have completed a basic course in CITI and CITI certificates should upload to the Mentor system nightly. This will be valid for three years, at which point you will need to complete a refresher course. You will receive an email notification via Mentor four weeks prior to the expiration date.