CITI Program for IRB

UDM Required Compliance Courses to Foster Integrity

CITI Program Training

CITI Program: Enhancing Training and Compliance

The Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI Program) is committed to supporting the training and compliance needs of colleges and universities, promoting integrity and professional growth among learners.

UDM Community Access: Through OSPRA, the University of Detroit Mercy (UDM) offers these courses free of charge to its community. Available courses include the Conflict of Interest course and discipline-specific courses for biomedical, social & behavioral research, physical sciences, humanities, engineers, and administrators.

Mandatory Conflict of Interest Course: All UDM members seeking research or program funding (grants, subawards, contracts, UDMPU Faculty Research Awards, etc.) must complete the CITI Program Conflict of Interest course.

Research Involving Human Subjects: All university members conducting research involving human subjects must complete the CITI Program Social/Behavioral Researchers training and obtain Institutional Review Board (IRB) authorized exemption or approval. If your research includes minors, neonates, prisoners, educationally or economically disadvantaged persons, pregnant women, individuals with dementia, or other vulnerable groups, reach out to the IRB Chair.

Course Structure:

Courses can be completed over multiple sessions.
Quizzes follow the reading material.
Upon successful completion of required modules, a Course Completion Report is available for printing.

Getting Started with CITI Program

Register:
- Visit www.citiprogram.org.
- Select “Register.”
Organization:
- Type “University of Detroit Mercy” in the organization field.
- Create your username and password.
Add a Course:
- On the first page, select “Add a Course.”
- Answer six questions to determine your learner group:
  1. Learner Groups:
    - Dental/Nursing/Biomedical
    - Social/Behavioral Researchers
    - IRB Expert
    - Students conducting minimal risk research
    - Archive/Records/Specimens
    - Educational/pedagogical research
  2. Refresher Course:
    - Available after completing the Basic Course.
  3. IRB Chair Course:
    - Select “Not at this time.”
  4. Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Course:
    - Required for students working on NSF-funded projects and personnel funded by NIH grants with a training component.
  5. Conflict of Interest Mini-Course:
    - Required for NIH-supported investigators.
  6. Laboratory Animal Welfare:
    - Complete only if working with vertebrate animals.
Submit:
- Click “Submit” to return to the opening page.
- Select your learner group to begin the course.

For more information or assistance, discuss your curriculum with the IRB Chair.

CITI Program Support

888.529.5929

9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. EDT
Monday – Friday

support@citiprogram.org

IRB Chair,
Linda Slowik
IRB@udmercy.edu

IRB Notice

Please welcome Linda Slowik as incoming IRB chair. For a smooth transition during this fall semester, she & Elizabeth Hill will be co-chairs.

IRB Forms

Required Forms/Templates