Training Opportunities
New Faculty Orientation
This document was distributed to new faculty at the 2023 Orientation session, but it serves as a good source of information about the Office of Research Compliance.
CITI training
Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) training is required for investigators, administrators, committee members, and personnel who are involved with:
- Research involving human subjects
- Research involving animal care and use
- Research involving recombinant or synthetic nucleic acid molecules
In addition, optional training is available in the following areas
- Clinical Research Coordinator
- Conflict of Interest
- Good Clinical Practice
- Information Privacy and Security
- HIPAA
- Export Compliance
- CITI Links
From the main CITI page, click "Register" and enter "Central Michigan University" as your Organizational Affiliation. You will be provided with multi-site options.
- Mt Pleasant Campus select- Central Michigan University (SSO). You will use single sign-on (automatically uses your CMU ID and password) when logging into CITI.
- Clinical campuses will select the campus location you are most closely associated with:
Central Michigan University- Detroit or
Central Michigan University- Saginaw.
Complete a series of questions during enrollment that will direct you to a curriculum or “Learner Group” that associates with the type of research you do. You can update your group needs later if you need to complete additional Learner Groups.
Once logged in, bookmarking this page will allow you to automatically log in to CITI through CMU without repeating the steps above.
Single Sign-On for CITI has been implemented.
- To access CITI via single sign-on, you can either follow the link from the ORC web page, or directly from the CITI page select either "sign in" or "get started", then select "log in through my institution" at the top of the page, choose Central Michigan University and you will automatically be re-directed to the CMU main log-in page.
- Once signed in you will be redirected back to CITI. Note that if you are already logged in to CMU, simply clicking the link will take you to your CITI account without an additional log-in required.
- If you utilize CITI solely for Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) or Conflict of Interest (COI) related training to meet your college/department requirements, you do not need to make any changes.
Responsible conduct in research training
In accord with the America COMPETES Act, effective January 4, 2010, the National Science Foundation (NSF) requires that, at the time of proposal submission, the Authorized Organizational Representative certify that the institution has a plan to provide responsible and ethical conduct of research training to undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers receiving a salary or stipend to conduct research from an NSF-funded project, if awarded. CMU has a university plan which proves Responsible and Ethical Conduct of Research (RECR) training.
NSF’s Responsible and Ethical Conduct of Research policy was amended to now require mandatory RECR training for faculty, staff and other senior personnel in addition to undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers who will be supported by NSF to conduct research on any newly funded projects as of July 31, 2023.
Federal funding - Non-NSF
This implementation plan applies to all federal sponsors requiring RECR training. If the federal sponsor has additional requirements not listed within this plan, the Office of Sponsored Projects will work with the PI to ensure the necessary RECR training requirements are fulfilled.
Additional information
The Office of Laboratory and Field Safety and CITI training is required for many IRB and all IACUC and IBC researchers. Training requirements vary by protocol and risk so please consult with your Principal Investigator, the Office of Research Compliance, or the Office of Laboratory and Field Safety for more information.
Updated 8/13/2024