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.
Biosafety/ Biosecurity Training
The CITI training is available for SFA research compliance committee members, faculty, staff, and students.
https://about.citiprogram.org/en/series/biosafety-and-biosecurity-bss/
Specifically, please choose the following courses:
- Biomedical Responsible Conduct of Research
- Institutional Biosafety Committee Member Training
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 IRB along with submission of research protocol to the IRB.* The training is currently OPTIONAL for IRB 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 IBC.
*Please submit the applicable CITI Training Completion Certificates for ALL team members along with your IRB application.