Research Office
Telephone #: 256-5150
Webpage: http://www.rowan.edu/provost/research/Integrity_and_compliance/Irb/Irb.cfm
IRB Human Subjects Training Guide
Rowan University utilizes Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) to provide training for
topics related to research
CITI Website: https://www.citiprogram.org
CITI Instructions (See page 2 for existing user instructions and newly hired faculty and staff with an
existing CITI account):
Step 1: Go to Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) webpage, select New Users Register Here
Step 2: Create profile – Type in Rowan University as the Participating Institution; input your Banner ID as employee ID
Step 3: Select Curriculum / Course based on the trainee’s field of study (preferred) and/or based on the specific aims
and goals of the research protocol. See below for explanation of Human Subjects Research courses/curriculum.
Question 1: Human
Subjects Research
Choose the appropriate Human
Subject Research Training
Biomedical researchers
should choose this
course.
If your research protocol is not
related to biomedical initiatives, then
all others should choose this course.
This course is designed to supplement
an instructor’s/professor’s classroom
exercise and does not satisfy IRB
Training requirements when
submitting an IRB application
If your research includes data or lab
specimens of human subjects, AND
the researcher will not have any direct
contact with human subjects, then this
training can be used
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IRB Human Subjects Training Guide (Continued)
CITI Website: https://www.citiprogram.org
CITI Instructions (Existing Certificate Holder)
Step 1: Go to Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) webpage, select existing users and enter username
and password
Step 2: Select Choose Course, then go to Question 3 and select the course applicable to your study or if your certificate
has expired, then select the Refresher Course to complete and satisfy the training requirement (see below).
Question 3: Human
Subjects Research
refresher training in CITI
Choose the appropriate Human Subject
Research Training
Biomedical researchers
should choose this course
If your research protocol is not related
to biomedical initiatives, then all
others should choose this course
If your research includes data or lab specimens of human subjects, AND the researcher will not have any direct contact with
human subjects, then this training can be used
CITI Instructions (Newly hired faculty or staff with existing CITI account)
Step 1: Go to Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) webpage, select existing users and enter username
and password
Step 2: Affiliate your profile with Rowan University – Note: Remove affiliation with prior organization
Step 3: Choose/select the course you most recently completed at your prior institution. For example, if you have a
certificate of completion for a human subject’s refresher course, then select the human subjects refresher course in
your Rowan University profile
Step 4: Click on update my profile, and provide new title, phone number, email address, and all other information that
will complete your profile accurately. Note: Include Banner ID in place of Employee ID
Revised 08/2013
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