University of Maryland

IRB Training Information

What is IRB?

An Institutional Review Board (IRB) is a committee that performs ethical reviews of proposed research to help assure the protection of the rights and welfare of human participants. The IRB approves the initiation of and conducts periodic reviews of research involving human participants. Investigators also share the responsibility for protecting human participants.

How to Complete the Initial CITI Training

Create an account in CITI

  1. Go to www.citiprogram.org
  2. Sign In/Register.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Choose the “University of Maryland, College Park” as your institution.
  6. On the following screen, select “I don’t have a CITI Program account and I need to create one.”
  7. Follow the prompts to set up your CITI account.
  8. 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
    2. Social and Behavioral Research  – Basic/Refresher
  3. If you are only looking to take the course that is REQUIRED by the IRB, other questions can be ignored if not required, or if required, marked “No” or “Not at this time.”
  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 the 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.

Who is required to link their CITI certificate to a project?

  • Principal Investigators: Yes
  • Faculty Advisors (if a student is the PI): Yes
  • Co-Investigators listed on the IRB Application: Yes, if they will interact with human subjects and/or their identifiable data for the purposes of research. If they will not, remove them as Co-Investigator from the Application unless they require view access to the submission.
  • Department Liaison: No

CITI Training Refresher Course

If you remain engaged in human subject research, the CITI Training Refresher Course must be completed every three (3) years.  You will receive reminders from the CITI Program at 60, 45, 30, and 15 days prior to expiration of your training.

HIPAA Training for Investigators:

HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) Training ensures that national health information privacy standards issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) are upheld. Research organizations and researchers may or may not be covered by the HIPAA Privacy Rule. Covered entities may use and disclose protected health information (PHI) for research with authorization or without individual authorization under limited circumstances.

Kuali- IRB

In 2026, Kuali-IRB replaced IRBNet. The rationale for the transition is that IRBNet does not offer the flexibility UMD investigators require. The new system will be called Kuali-IRB. It is a module of Kuali Build, which is already being used by other entities on campus, such as the inTERP system for disclosures and ORA Gift Forms.

Video Introduction and Scribe

Kuali-IRB Guides

Advisor Resources

Contact the IRB:

For more information, reach out to the IRB Liaison or UMD’s Institutional Review Board

Institutional Review Board ∙ irb@umd.edu ∙ 301-405-4212 (Phone) ∙ 1204 Marie Mount Hall ∙ Hours: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM