HRPP Training Requirements

Go to www.citiprogram.org and click on ‘Log In’ in upper righthand corner.  On the next screen, enter your CITI Username and Password.  NOTE:  If you have forgotten your Username and/or Password, use the ‘Forgot?’ option provided by CITI.  Do NOT set up a new account.

The page should default to the ‘My Courses’ tab. Under ‘Institutional Courses’, click on the ‘View Courses’ button for ‘Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center’.  Refer to the screenshot below.

The required course you are looking for is the “Biomedical Investigator Course”.  Scroll down the page until you find this course title.  NOTE: There are NO other CITI courses required by the TTUHSC HRPP.

If the “Biomedical Investigator Course” course is not listed, you can add it (refer to the section for 'Adding a course' under CITI Additional Information below).

Click on the ‘Start Now’ (or ‘Continue Course’) button for the course.  You will need to complete each module before moving on to the next one.

TTUHSC HRPP requires an overall score of at least 85% in order to successfully complete the course.   Once you have completed the course, you can go to the ‘My Records’ tab in your CITI account to access the completion report/certificate. 

Go to www.citiprogram.org and click on ‘Register’ in upper righthand corner.  On the next page click on ‘Select Your Organization Affiliation’, then type in 'Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center'. 

Continue setting up your account by following the Registration steps #1-7 below.

Steps 1-6:  Answer the questions regarding ‘Personal Information’.  NOTE:  Register with your TTUHSC or TTU email address unless you do not have either (i.e. you are an Outside Collaborator).  NOTE:  If you are interested in CEU credit, make sure you answer the questions in Step 5 accordingly.

Step 7:  It is very important that you answer these questions correctly, as they determine which course(s) you will receive access to.  Please answer as instructed below:

• Question #1 – Select ‘Biomedical Investigator Course: Research Investigators, Research Personnel, and IRB members’.
• Question #2 – Answer this question based on whether or not you have previously completed the Biomedical Investigator Course (whether at TTUHSC or another institution).
• Question #3 – Select ‘Not at this time’.
• All other questions can be skipped (unless you have been asked to complete another course by your department). 
• COVID-19 Question – the very last question on the list is required to be answered (by CITI). It is information about COVID-19 and remote contact tracing.  Please note that it is NOT required by TTUHSC.

• When you are done adding courses, click ‘Complete Registration’.

The ‘Biomedical Investigator Course’ (and any others you have selected) will now show in your CITI account under the ‘My Courses’ tab.  Click on the ‘Start Now’ button for the course.  You will need to complete each module before moving on to the next one.

TTUHSC HRPP requires an overall score of at least 85% in order to successfully complete the course.  Once you have completed the course, you can go to the ‘My Records’ tab in your CITI account to access the completion report/certificate.

If you have a CITI account set up through another institution, you do not need to create a new one for TTUHSC.  You can access all of your institutions within one CITI account by simply adding an Institutional Affiliation.

Go to www.citiprogram.org and click on ‘Log In’ in upper righthand corner.  On the next screen, enter your CITI Username and Password.  NOTE:  If you have forgotten your Username and/or Password, use the ‘Forgot?’ option provided by CITI.  Do NOT set up a new account.

 

The page should default to the ‘My Courses’ tab.  Refer to the screenshot below, and you will see there are a few places to add an Institutional Affiliation. Click on one of the options, then type in  'Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center'. 

Continue setting up your account by following the Registration steps #1-7 below.

Steps 1-6:  Answer the questions regarding ‘Personal Information’.  NOTE: Register with your TTUHSC or TTU email address unless you do not have either (i.e. you are an Outside Collaborator).  NOTE:  If you are interested in CEU credits, make sure you answer the questions in Step 5 accordingly.

Step 7:  It is very important that you answer these questions correctly, as they determine which course(s) you will receive access to.  Please answer as instructed below:

• Question #1 – Select ‘Biomedical Investigator Course: Research Investigators, Research Personnel, and IRB members’.
• Question #2 – Answer this question based on whether or not you have previously completed the ‘Biomedical Investigator Course’ (whether at TTUHSC or another institution).
• Question #3 – Select ‘Not at this time’.
• All other questions can be skipped (unless you have been asked to complete another course by your department). 
• COVID-19 Question – the very last question on the list is required to be answered (by CITI). It is information about COVID-19 and remote contact tracing.  Please note that it is NOT required by TTUHSC.
• When you are done adding courses, click ‘Complete Registration’.

The ‘Biomedical Investigator Course’ (and any others you have selected) will now show in your CITI account under the ‘My Courses’ tab.  Click on the ‘Start Now’ button for the course.  You will see a complete list of the TTUHSC required modules.  

NOTE:  The only modules you will need to complete are those that were NOT required by your other institution.  These will be the ones showing ‘Incomplete’.  Those that you have already completed will show a completion date and a % score.

TTUHSC HRPP requires an overall score of at least 85% in order to successfully complete the course.  Once you have completed all of the modules, you can go to the ‘My Records’ tab in your CITI account to access the completion report/certificate.

If you have completed training at more than one institution, you can access all of them within one CITI account by adding an Institutional Affiliation for each.

Go to www.citiprogram.org and click the ‘Log In’ button (upper right corner).  On the next screen, enter your CITI Username and Password.  NOTE:  If you have forgotten your Username and/or Password, use the ‘Forgot?’ option provided by CITI. Do NOT set up a new account. 

 

The page should default to the ‘My Courses’ tab.  Refer to the screenshot below, and you will see there are a few places to add an Institutional Affiliation.  Click on one of the options, then type in the name of the institution.  

Continue setting up your account by following the Registration steps #1-7 below.

Steps 1-6:  Answer the questions regarding ‘Personal Information’.  NOTE: Register with your email for that institution.  NOTE:  If you are interested in CEU credits, make sure you answer the questions in Step 5 accordingly.

Step 7:  You will see a list of courses provided by the institution you are adding, noting the list will be different for each institution.  Select the course(s) that are of interest and/or required. When you are done adding courses, click ‘Complete Registration’.

Now when you go to your ‘My Courses’ tab, you will see all of your affiliated institutions listed under 'Institutional Courses'.  Click on 'View Courses' next to the institution name, and you will see a list of the courses added for that institution.

• Log in to your CITI account (see instructions above if needed).
• The page should default to the ‘My Courses’ tab.
• Scroll down to the bottom of the page, past the list of your courses, and you will see the last section titled, 'Learner Tools for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center'.  Refer to the screenshot below.
• The first option is 'Add a Course'.  Click on this and you will see a complete list of all the courses provided by TTUHSC.  
• Choose the course(s) of interest, then scroll to the bottom and click 'Submit'.
• The course(s) will now be listed on your 'My Courses' tab.

• Log in to your CITI account (see instructions above if needed).
• The page should default to the ‘My Courses’ tab, so click on the 'My Records' tab to start.  You will see a complete list of all the CITI courses you have completed.
• At the top of the 'My Records' page is a drop down titled 'Show Records for:'. If you are affiliated with more than one institution, you can look at each individually, or all of your institutions together.  Refer to the screenshots below.
• Scroll down until you find the course you need the completion certificate/report for.
• Click on the 'View-Print-Share' link under 'Completion Record'.
• You will see two options - 'Completion Report' and 'Completion Certificate'.  The report is the detailed version of the course, while the certificate is the overall view. The certificate is what most people ask for.
• Under each of these will be the option to 'View/Print' as well as 'Copy Link'.  'View/Print' is best for when you want to look at the certificate and save it. 'Copy Link' works well when you need to send the certificate to someone else.

TTUHSC offers several courses pertaining to Human Subject research, some of which may also be required by your department, funding agencies, and/or research sponsors. The courses are available at no charge to TTUHSC researchers through the TTUHSC’s CITI subscription.  

These courses can be found under the ‘My Courses’ tab in your CITI account. (You can find instructions to add a course in the section above - 'Adding a course to your CITI account'.)

• Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC)
• Responsible Conduct Of Research (RCR)
• GCP for Clinical Trials with Investigational Drugs / Medical Devices (U.S. FDA Focus)
• Research Security
• Essentials of Public Health Research
• Revised Common Rule
• Institutional/Signatory Official: HSR
• Mental Health for Higher Ed and Healthcare
• Research Security course
• COVID-19 series

NOTE:  The ONLY course REQUIRED by TTUHSC HRPP is the “Biomedical Investigator Course”.

Although TTUHSC offers several courses, there are many more that we do not have subscriptions to.  You can still have access to most of these courses offered by CITI by signing up for them as an 'Independent Learner'.

You can find instructions and more information through this CITI link.

Additionally, you can find the list of available courses on your 'My Courses' tab.  In the blue banner at the top of the page, under Welcome!, you will see 'Purchase Independent Learner Courses' listed.  Clicking on that link will provide you with the current available courses, as well as the cost of each.  It will also include the list of available CITI Webinars that you can sign up for (and their cost).

 

Users have the option to purchase CE/CME credits for CITI courses they have completed.

The first step is to make sure that you have registered for CE credits, which is done under the ‘CEU tab’ in your CITI account. Once registered, you can purchase credits for courses you have already completed AND/OR for courses you are getting ready to take. All of the key information you need, including instructions for payment, will show on the first page of each course. NOTE:  Any cost associated is your responsibility.

CME credits ARE available for:

• Biomedical Investigator Training course
• Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC)
• Biomedical Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR)
• GCP for Clinical Trials with Investigational Drugs and Devices (U.S. FDA Focus)
• Revised Common Rule

CME credits ARE NOT available for:

• Essentials of Public Health Research
• Clinical Trial Billing Compliance (CTBC)

For any and all questions related to CE/CME credits, contact CITI Support
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