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The Office
of Research Integrity, University of Alaska Fairbanks has arranged
access for all researchers, staff, and students to the Collaborative
IRB Training Initiative (CITI) Human Subjects Research Educational
Program. This program provides the opportunity for UAF personnel
engaged in research activities involving human participants
to properly document their knowledge and understanding of the
basic ethical principles and regulations governing our activities.
Program
Registration
Instructions:
- Select University of Alaska Fairbanks
as "your institution".
- Register for the "Basic" CITI
course for social and behavioral
research or biomedical research as
appropriate.
- Retain your username and password so
that you may re-enter the CITI site to complete or update
your training.
Contact
the Office of Research
Integrity (x7800) or e-mail the Research
Integrity Administrator if you have any questions
or problems registering.
Note: CITI has recently (January '07) launched two new training programs, so it is sometimes difficult to access their server (limited to 450 people at a time). The busiest time is during the morning here in Fairbanks, when users from across the country may be logged in.
General Information
All members of the research team, (anyone
collecting or analyzing data), working on expedited or full
review protocols must complete the basic core course of the
CITI training. Training requirements for exempt protocols are
different in that only the PI, and student for student projects,
must complete the CITI course.
There are 9 required (8 with quizzes) and
8-9 optional modules. One or more optional modules may be required
depending on the type of research to be conducted (i.e. research
involving children or prisoners).
Each module has 3-5 quiz questions associated
with the readings. The first module on the history leading
to the development of the current human research protection
regulations is the lengthiest. However, you do not have to
finish all modules at one time, rather CITI saves your scores
each time you log-out so you can restart where you left off.
You must complete and submit a quiz in order for the score
to be saved. The time required is dependent upon your
reading speed and familiarity with the material. Most people
take 2-6
hours to complete the required modules.
You must
receive a cummulative score of 75% or greater to be certified.
You may retake any quiz to improve your score.
Confused
about training requirements? Check out the FAQ page
(Personnel Training) or contact the Office
of Research Integrity.
Training
Records
Completion
of the CITI training program is automatically recorded
and can be documented through the UAF Office of Research Integrity.
The CITI program automatically sends a verification record
to the individual and the Office of Research Integrity. Please
save a hard copy or electronic copy of your verification letter.
Other
Training Sites
These
training programs are very informative, but may not be
substituted for the CITI training program to fulfill
your UAF human subject protections education requirement.
Human
Subjects Assurance Training
- A three
module tutorial, offered by the Office of Human Research
Protections (OHRP), providing the basics (no quizzes).
Easy to review and fairly informative. A good starting
point!
- Will
issue a training certificate.
Human
Participant Protections Education for Research Teams
- This
is a nice tutorial made available by the National Cancer
Institute, NIH. Brief quiz at the end of each section.
- Will
issue a training certificate.
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