University of Maryland

Complete CITI Training

The IRB requires all individuals engaged in human subject research at the University of Maryland, College Park, to complete CITI Training every three (3) years. Before expiration, you will receive reminders from the CITI Program to complete the Refresher Course.

Create an account in CITI

  1. Go to www.citiprogram.org.
  2. At the top, right corner of the screen, hit the “Log In” button. This will give you three options: Log In, Log In Through My Institution, OR Register.
  3. If you are affiliated with the University of Maryland you should choose the Log In Through My Institution option. This will allow you to register for CITI by using your University ID and password. To assist with having external investigators complete the CITI Training, please email the IRB Office at irb@umd.edu.
  4. Choose the “University of Maryland, College Park” as your institution.
  5. On the following screen, select “I don’t have a CITI Program account and I need to create one.”
  6. Follow the prompts to set up your CITI account.
  7. If you are not affiliated with the University, please log in through your institution or choose Register.

Add a Course

  1. At the bottom of the page after logging in, under Learner Tools for the University of Maryland College Park, click Add a Course.
  2. For Question 1, select one of the following Basic Courses depending on the scope of your research:
    1. Biomedical Research – Basic/Refresher – 15 Required Modules, 2 Supplemental Modules
    2. Social and Behavioral Research  – Basic/Refresher  – 11 Required Modules
  3. If you are only looking to take the course that is REQUIRED by the IRB, only make a selection for Questions 1 and 7 ONLY.
  4. Complete the training. If you cannot complete the training in one sitting, you can save and finish at a later time. You can stop and start as many times as you need.

PLEASE NOTE: The Responsible Conduct of Research Training is NOT the required training. It is recommended, but not required. If investigators complete this training instead of the required training, the IRB will unlock the project and request that you complete the correct training.

Find and view certificate

  1. Your CITI certificate is available on the CITI website through your account. Go to citiprogram.org.
  2. On the Main Menu, click University of Maryland, College Park Courses. This should give you a list of your completed CITI courses. Under the heading titled “Completion Record,” there is an option to View/Print your certificate. Please be sure to save a copy of your certificate to your computer. You should be able to save this certificate as a PDF.
  3. You can also access your completed CITI Courses by clicking on My Records. This tab lists all of your completed courses. The View/Print option under Completion Record allows you to print and/or save your CITI certificate as a PDF.