Research Integrity & Safety Support Services

Human Subjects Research Training

The University of Georgia is committed to the ethical principles for the protection of human subjects in research as set forth in the Belmont Report including Respect for Persons, Beneficence and Justice.

To meet these regulatory and moral obligations, all investigators and study personnel involved in Human Subjects Research must complete mandatory training through the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI).

The Institutional Review Board (IRB) will not accept any request to conduct research until this training has been completed. In addition, the Principal Investigator will not be able to submit a new application, continuing review or addition of new research personnel until all team members have satisfied this training requirement

Mandatory Training Course provided by CITI

Choose which course best fits your research. Both are equivalent:

  • Human Subjects Biomedical Research
  • Human Subjects Social and Behavioral Research

Upon entering UGA’s Professional Education Portal(PEP), search for the appropriate CITI course using the search bar located in the upper right of the screen

CITI also provides additional modules for certain vulnerable populations. The Institutional Review Board (IRB) encourages researchers working with these groups to take these additional modules. In some cases, the IRB may require these modules for approval of an IRB Protocol.

For helpful videos related to training, you may visit the HRPP Required Training page.

Additional Training available upon request for groups, events or classes:

  • IRB Portal Demonstration
  • Action Research
  • Overview of Human Subjects Research and Submission Requirements
  • Informed Consent
  • Research with Vulnerable Populations
  • Federal Privacy Laws: FERPA / HIPAA
  • International Research
  • Research with External Sites
  • Collaborative Research

To request one of these training courses, you may visit the HRPP Outreach and Training page.

For issues related to PEP access or navigation, please contact the PEP Helpdesk at pep@uga.edu.

For technical problems with the CITI site or course, contact the CITI Office at support@citiprogram.org or 888-529-5929.

For additional information, please contact Research Integrity and Safety Support Services at researchtrain@uga.edu.