Training
The Chaminade University IRB accepts the CITI Human Subjects Training, which are required of all Principal Investigators and collaborating faculty or staff involved in a protocol. Note that for certain types of application the IRB reserves the right to request additional training modules completed by the PI prior to proposal approval. While not all trainings are required, investigators should seek all of the trainings that they can to best inform their research and protect their subjects.
Required and Elective Training Modules
The CITI Training is pre-programmed with different selections for courses for CUH Biomedical and Social/Behavioral/Educational Researchers.
The list of required and elective trainings that the IRB has requested of CUH Investigators is shown in Attachment A, also found on page 36 of the charter. There are two types of courses: R (required) and E (elective). Your choice of electives should focus on the type of research you are planning to engage in:
For example, a criminology researcher should take the module on working with Prisoners, and educational researchers should take the module on Working in Public and State Schools. Please contact the IRB Chair if you have question on which elective modules to take.
Registering and Enrolling for CITI Program Training:
- Navigate to the CITI Program Website: www.citiprogram.org
- On the CITI Program home page click “Register.”
STEP 1: ORGANIZATION AFFILIATION
- Click “Select Your Organization Affiliation”
- Type in “Chaminade” and then select Chaminade University of Honolulu from the drop-down menu.
- Click “I AGREE to the Terms and Services and Privacy Policy for accessing CITI Program materials.”
- Click “I affirm that I am an affiliate of Chaminade University of Honolulu.”
- Click “Create a CITI Program account”
STEP 2: PERSONAL INFORMATION
- All sections with an asterisk (*) must be completed.
- List your Chaminade e-mail address
- Click “Continue to Step 3.”
STEP 3: USERNAME and PASSWORD
- All sections with an asterisk (*) must be completed.
- Create your CITI Username (4 characters minimum)
- Create a CITI password (8 characters minimum)
- Select a Security Question from the drop-down menu and include a Security Answer.
- Click “Continue to Step 4.”
STEP 4: DEMOGRAPHICS
- All sections with an asterisk (*) must be completed.
- Select “No” for “May we contact you to provide information about other courses and services after you complete your CITI Program coursework?”
- Click “Finalize Registration.”
STEP 5: CEU CREDIT
- Click “No” as a response to your interest in Continuing Education Credits as this is not required by Chaminade.
- Click “Submit.”
STEP 6: REQUESTED INFORMATION
- All sections with an asterisk (*) must be completed.
- Click “Next.”
STEP 7: COURSE ENROLLMENT
- After finalizing your registration, you will be able to select specific courses.
- Click “Submit.”
STEP 8: COURSE COMPLETION
- Courses selected in “STEP 7” will be listed on your learner page.
- To begin training, click “Start Now” on the course you wish to take. You will see a list of the required modules. After you read the educational information provided in a module, you may be asked to complete a quiz covering that information.
STEP 9: CERTIFICATION COMPLETION
- Upload your certificate(s) of completion as an attachment to your protocol in eProtocol before submitting your protocol to the IRB for review.
NOTES
- All modules do not have to be completed at once.
- You must complete the course with at least an 80%
- For technical problems, contact [email protected]. For other questions, contact the IRB Administrator ([email protected]).
