Quick Guide on Selecting CITI Curriculum

Exempt Studies

Non-exempt, Biomedical or Cooperative IRB

Non-exempt, Social and Behavioral IRB

How to select appropriate CITI training modules (for UH, version date 11-08-2012):

  1. Go to CITI website: www.citiprogram.org and create a new account. If you have an existing account from another institution, you will not need to create a new account.
  2. Once logged in, click on link: Affiliate with another institution located below the Main Menu title.
  3. Under Participating Institutions select from the dropdown menu University of Hawaii and click on Submit
  4. You will be returned to the Main Menu page. Under the University of Hawaii title, you will see a link titled Add a course or update your learner group for the University of Hawaii. Click on this link.
  5. You will see six questions on this Select Curriculum page. Select as such:

    Question 1: No

    Question 2: No at this time (unless instructed specifically to do otherwise)

    Question 3: choose one learner group based on the type of study you will be conducting or role you will have:

    • Biomedical studies (expedited and full review) will take Biomedical Research Investigators
    • Social and/or Behavioral studies (expedited and full review) will take Social & Behavioral Research Investigators
    • Students and their advisors conducting no more than minimal risk research will take Students and Advisors - Class Projects
    • Research with laboratory specimen or data ONLY
    • Social & Behavioral IRB Member
    • Cooperative or Biomedical IRB Member

    Question 4: select one HIPS option based on your researcher status:

    • Clinicians (includes non-clinicians who are involved in biomedical research)
    • Investigators (researchers not involved in biomedical research; social and behavioral researchers)
    • Students or Instructors (for students and their research advisors)

    Question 5: Leave alone (unless you are going to be conducting IND trial. If so, select one)

    • If you will be working with experimental medical device only, choose GCP Course for Clinical Trials involving Medical Devices
    • If you will be working with experimental drug only, choose GCP Course for Clinical Trials involving Investigational Drugs
    • If you will be working with experimental medical device and experimental drug, choose GCP, US FDA Focus

    Question 6: Not applicable so leave blank

  6. Click Continue. You will be taken back to the Main Menu.
  7. To begin your training, you will click on the links in red under the Status column. Each Enter corresponds to the Modules that you have been assigned. Follow the instructions given on the website. You do not need to complete the training in one sitting – you can always save your work and return to finish. An 80% overall pass on the training modules is required to become certified.
  8. Remember, certification expires 3 years after the completion and pass of the last module.