Training
Project personnel must take one (1) base required human subjects module in order to be listed on an IRB protocol. Additional add-ons may be required depending on the nature of the research. Protocols will not be approved until all personnel have completed the CITI training.
Personnel includes but is not limited to PIs, researchers, team members, faculty advisors, or anyone having contact with human subjects.
Most researchers looking for a general training should take IRB Social & Behavioral Research. Choose the base course that best aligns with your area of study. CITI certification for human subjects modules is valid for five years.
See course details and first-time login instructions by clicking a course name in the table below.
Direct CITI Login
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Personnel Type
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Working with...
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CITI Training Name
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Protocol Requirement?
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Faculty or Staff
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Social and behavioral research with human subjects
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Base Requirement
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Faculty or Staff
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Biomedical research with human subjects
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Base Requirement
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Faculty or Staff
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Data or biospecimens acquired from human subjects. This course is appropriate for
researchers who will not have direct contact with human subjects but will be working
with secondary samples that are identifiable and private.
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Base Requirement
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Personnel Type
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Working with...
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CITI Training Name
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Protocol Requirement?
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Student
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Student-led projects involving minimal risk research like surveys;
Also may be appropriate for students assisting Faculty PIs on research projects |
Base Requirement
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Student
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Social and behavioral research on human subjects
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Base Requirement
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Student
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Biomedical research on human subjects
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Base Requirement
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Student
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Data or biospecimens acquired from human subjects. This course is appropriate for
researchers who will not have direct contact wth huan subjects but will be working
with secondary samples.
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Base Requirement
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Personnel Type
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Working with...
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CITI Training Name
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Protocol Requirement?
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Faculty, Staff or Student
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Confidential information, Protected Health Information (PHI), or HIPAA associated
data obtained from a covered entity
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Required add-on if protocol involves Protected Health Information (PHI)
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Faculty, Staff or Student
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Clinical Trials
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Required add-on if protocol meets the definition of a clinical trial
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Personnel Type
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Working With
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Training Name
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Protocol Requirement?
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Non-MSU Affiliate on Protocol
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Any Human Subjects Protocol
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Base Requirement
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These trainings do not replace CITI human subjects research training required for
MSU personnel engaged in research requiring IRB approval.
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FAQs
RCR training does not satisfy the IRB requirement to be protocol personnel. RCR training can be beneficial in other ways and covers topics like authorship, data management, mentor-mentee relationships, peer review, and research misconduct. However, a module more focused on human subjects topics is required for IRB protocols - see table above and be sure to take one base required module.
See Protocol Personnel for details.
3 months prior to certificate expiration, CITI will send learners a notification that a refresher course is available to take. Most human subjects courses have a condensed refresher module available. Any modules without refreshers will return the learner to the original course to re-take as the refresher.
Yes, all faculty/advisors overseeing a student-led IRB protocol must have current human subjects training in order to have sufficient background knowledge to guide the student.
Other Educational Resources
REDCap offers HIPAA-compliant building and managing of online surveys and databases. The REDCap system is available to MSU researchers as well as system specific training.