Human Research Training
Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) Human Subjects Research Training
CITI training courses are available to all SDSU affiliated investigators/researchers. CITI is highly regarded in the research community and is used at most major universities. CITI provides comprehensive human subjects protection education and training. The CITI modules have been designed to provide both biomedical and social/behavior researchers with targeted and relevant information.
If you have never used CITI before, you will need to create an account. Select San Diego State University as your organization affiliation. Or click here to log in via SDSUid credentials.
If you have an existing account that is affiliated with another institution, click Log in Through My Organization and enter San Diego State University to add SDSU as your new affiliate institution.
If you have an existing account that is affiliated with an external institution, click Log in Through My Organization and enter San Diego State University as your new institution.
CITI Training Login Access CITI via SDSUid/SSO CITI Help for Students
Enroll in CITI Human Subjects Training
- Go to CITI
- New Users: Click Register
- Returning Users: Click Login
- Select "Log in Through My Organization"
- Look up "San Diego State University"
- Enroll in Courses
- Find Queston 1 - Human Subjects Research
- Select the Most Applicable Learning Group(s)
- Instructions for CITI program Access and Training Requirements (PDF)
Training Options for Community Health Workers/Promotoras
The SDSU IRB is able to accept existing training programs, such as BRIC, specifically designed for community health workers engaged in human subjects research.
For all other SDSU faculty, staff, and students engaged in human subjects research, the trainings do not replace the CITI Human Subjects training. All SDSU personnel must still complete the CITI training to comply with institutional and regulatory requirements.
For more information about the IRB-accepted training programs for Community Health Workers contact us at [email protected].
NIH-Funded Clinical Trials
Effective January 1, 2017 – NIH expects all NIH-funded clinical investigators and clinical trial staff who are involved in the design, conduct, oversight, or management of clinical trials to be trained in Good Clinical Practice (GCP). Recipients of GCP training are expected to retain documentation of their training. GCP training should be refreshed at least every three years in order to stay up to date with regulations, standards, and guidelines.
For additional questions, contact HRPP staff.