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The University of Georgia (UGA) has chosen to subscribe to the Collaborative IRB Training Initiative (CITI)<\/a> for all of its online based human\u00a0research training. All UGA researchers who are engaged in human research must complete an educational program on ethics and procedures for the use of human subjects research from CITI before<\/strong> the IRB may review a submission.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To complete the IRB (Human Research) training or obtain a copy of your completion certificate, you must access the Professional Education Portal (PEP)<\/a>. The HRPP\/IRB does not provision access the PEP. Contact\u00a0pep@uga.edu<\/a> if you have trouble logging in. CITI Training Records may take up to 24 hours to update in the IRB portal. The submit activity will run only when the current training record date is visible on the Training Records page of a submission.<\/strong><\/em><\/span>[\/vc_column_text]

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Click the boxes below for resources related to each step of the human research process.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text]

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\nTo complete the IRB (Human Research) training or to obtain a copy of your CITI completion certificate, you must access the Professional Education Portal (PEP)<\/a>. The HRPP\/IRB does not provision access the PEP. Contact pep@uga.edu<\/a> if you have trouble logging in.<\/p>\n
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  1. Log in using your UGA MyID and password.<\/li>\n
  2. Using the search box, search for \u201cCITI” or “IRB” and choose any course. It really doesn’t matter what course you choose, it is just a way to get to CITI.<\/li>\n
  3. Click \u201cLaunch.\u201d This should take you to the CITI site.<\/li>\n
  4. Click \u201cAdd a course\u201d under \u201cMy Learner Tools for University of Georgia\u201d in the lower left part of the screen.<\/li>\n
  5. Select a Human Subjects (IRB Course) in Question 1 <\/strong>Since several courses are available, be sure to select a course under Human Subjects Courses (IRB) in Question 1, not Responsible Conduct of Research\/RCR which is Item #2.<\/li>\n
  6. Select a training course appropriate for your research activities. <\/strong>This should take you back to the home screen, and you should see the course you selected listed under University of Georgia Courses. Click on the course to begin. Follow on-screen instructions from there.<\/li>\n
  7. Complete the training <\/strong>Complete all the required modules and associated quizzes.\u00a0 A passing score of 80% or better is needed for successful completion of the course. Important: If you do not complete all the required modules in one session, you can re-enter the course as needed to complete the training. If you need to provide proof of completion to your instructor for credit, make sure to use the completion certificate from within CITI, not the completion screen from the PEP system.<\/li>\n
  8. CITI records will display in the IRB portal on the Training Records page. Records should display within 24 hours of completion<\/strong><\/em><\/span> (allow additional time if the course is completed on the weekend). The IRB portal will only allow submission of a project when all study team members have current CITI training displayed on the Training Records page<\/span><\/strong><\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    For questions or problems accessing CITI through PEP, contact pep@uga.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

    For general questions about research training, including CITI, contact ORIS Support Services at researchtrain@uga.edu<\/a> or 706-542-4016.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Selecting the Correct Training Course” tab_id=”1533921197672-b8840813-b222″][vc_column_text css=””]Researchers should select the course that is most appropriate to the type of research that will be conducted. For questions or problems contact ORIS Support Services at researchtrain@uga.edu<\/a> or 706-542-4016. See our video guidance on Kaltura<\/a>\u00a0and on YouTube<\/a>. If you don’t see the course you need in PEP, look for guidance on YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    The Social and Behavioral Research course (S&BR) relates to studies on sociological, psychological, anthropological, or educational investigations including observational and survey research and work with population and\/or epidemiological studies. There are also specific S&BR courses if your research involves children, foreign countries (international), internet (any delivery of intervention or collection of research data\/information online), pregnant women, or prisoners.<\/p>\n

    The Biomedical Research course is required for research that utilizes clinical or medical procedures, medical devices, and physiological, or pharmacological studies. Note: if you become involved in more than one project and the population or procedures are different, you may be required to take additional courses). If your project involves access and\/or use of medical records (PHI), take the Biomedical Research course which includes HIPAA training.<\/p>\n

    *These courses contain additional modules that are also available in the Optional Modules section of any completed course. However, if you just take the module (e.g., Internet Research) through the Optional Modules section, the completion record in the IRB portal will not reflect that you have completed the Social & Behavioral Internet Research course and you will be asked to provide a screenshot of your completion (for each project submission to which it might apply.) We strongly recommend adding the course in CITI so that the completion record in the IRB portal will reflect the additional coursework.<\/p>\n