Human Subjects Training

CITI Training Requirements for Faculty, Staff, and Student Researchers 

All research personnel must complete the CITI course "Social and Behavioral Research – Basic/Refresher."

For studies involving patient contact, the Principal Investigator may also require personnel to complete "Biomedical Research – Basic/Refresher."
Researchers who are applying for or preparing grant proposals should complete the following additional CITI courses: Data Management for SBE Research and Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Basic

CITI Training Requirements for Student Class Exercises

Students conducting minimal-risk research as part of a class exercise should complete the CITI course "Students – Class Projects." This course is designed for students whose projects qualify as no more than minimal-risk human subjects research.

Data collected through class exercises may only be presented within the educational setting, including classroom presentations and internal university conferences, meetings, forums, or symposia.

Students intending to present their research outside the Radford University community or publish their findings must submit an IRB application before conducting the research.

Students whose projects involve greater than minimal risk should contact the Research Integrity and Compliance Office for additional guidance.

CITI Training Requirements for External Researchers, Students, and Consultants

The training status of incoming faculty, staff, students, and collaborators from other institutions who have completed human subjects research training through another institution or through a source other than CITI or the NIH Protecting Human Research Participants training program will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
Individuals who have completed human subjects training outside of CITI may submit documentation of their training to irb-iacuc@radford.edu for review.