In order to facilitate ethical training for faculty and students conducting research, SFA has purchased a license to the
Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI), a comprehensive educational program that is used nationally and worldwide to identify and serve the needs of research communities through "
high quality, peer-reviewed, web-based educational materials."
Accessing CITI Training
Instructions for Accessing CITI Training:
- Go to the CITI website.
- Click on the Register button in top right-hand corner.
- When the Learner Registration web page comes up, type "Stephen F. Austin State University" into the box underneath Select Your Organization Affiliation.
- Select the box next to I AGREE to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy for accessing CITI Program materials.
- Select the box next to I affirm that I am an affiliate of Stephen F. Austin State University.
- Click on the Continue to Create Your CITI Program Username/Password blue button.
- Continue completing the registration information.
CITI Training Requirements for Animal Researchers
If you conduct studies that use lab animals then:
- You must complete the Basic course and the appropriate species-specific modules.
- Choose the appropriate species specific electives according to your research interests.
- If you are an IACUC Member, you should complete the "Essentials for IACUC Members."
CITI Training Completion Certificates
Principal investigators, co-investigators, and any student or other assistant who will be involved with sample recruitment and other sampling procedures, data collection and identifiable (via direct or indirect identifiers) data and/or data analyses
ARE ENCOURAGED to take the training and send the
CITI Training Completion Certificate to the IACUC
along with submission of research protocol to the IRB.
* The training is currently OPTIONAL for IACUC submission. However, the SFA IRB highly recommends all personnel involved in research to get this training every 3 years. If you have any questions about CITI training, please contact the IACUC. *Please submit the applicable CITI Training Completion Certificates for ALL team members along with your IACUC application.