Research Trainings

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The Office of Research Integrity has put together a series of trainings through CITI that will help WKU Faculty and Staff meet federal, state and local requirements. All trainings will be geared for Human Subjects (IRB), Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC), Export Controls, and Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI).. 

CITI is a web-based ethics training course for those conducting research. All who utilize CITI for compliance training, including Principal Investigators, Co-Investigators, and Faculty Sponsors, must complete CITI training with a minimum score of 80%. The compliance manager is notified by CITI upon successful completion of the relevant course(s). Completion records of study personnel should be maintained by the Principal Investigator and are subject to periodic inspection by the committees.

Follow these directions to set up a CITI account:

• Go to www.citiprogram.org
• Select "Register" in upper right corner
• Step 1 - Select your organization affiliation: Western Kentucky University, and agree to terms of service
• Step 2 - Enter your name and email
• Step 3 - Create your Username and Password
• Step 4 - Finish registration by answering organization-specific questions
• Check the course(s) you are required to complete - Note that the first course required is "Social and Behavioral Responsible Conduct of Research" aka RCR

Training Briefs for CITI:

• CITI Program new user flyer 
• How To Add a CITI Course
• CITI Program offered Trainings