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Reprinting your certificate:

For all researchers who have taken the "CITI Course in The Protection of Human Research Subjects" training from Missouri State's training module and may need a copy OR would like to confirm that other researchers have completed the training, the Office of Sponsored Research and Programs (OSRP) is providing a database search and reprint of persons who have completed the requisite basic or refresher courses.

Searching Missouri State's CITI Database:

• Search and Reprinting of Certificate for CITI Course for Biomedical Groups *
• Search and Reprinting of Certificate for CITI Course for Social and Behavioral Research Groups *
• Search and Reprinting of Certificate for CITI Social Refresher Course *
• Search and Reprinting of Certificate for CITI Biomedical Refresher Course *

You will be required to log on using a valid Missouri State University username and password to access learners who have completed the CITI courses.
Please CLOSE the Certificate Page when you have completed viewing and/or printing.

Downloading Excel spreadsheet of the CITI Database:

In the above links you wil also be able to see a Excel spreadsheet of the names of learners. **

(* Note: To protect your personal data, you MUST close your browser before leaving this work station.)

(** Note: Click the Excel spreadsheet link. Open the Excel Spreadsheet. Then Save to your Desktop.)

Faculty Handbook:

As stated in Section 2.8.4 of the Faculty Handbook, "All research involving human subjects in any way, regardless of the source of support funds, must be reviewed by the Protection of Human Subjects Institutional Review Board (IRB) before it is undertaken."

The University policy is in accordance with the federal government regulations 45 CFR 46 - "Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects".  The regulation defines research as “systematic investigation, including research, development, testing and evaluation, designed to develop or contribute to generalized knowledge.”  Projects involving human subjects must receive prior approval from the University’s Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects (IRB).  In addition, faculty, staff and students having access to information obtained from human subjects must complete training before engaging such a project.     

The University shifted from the NIH to the CITI course as of July 1st, 2006. Thereafter, approval of a research project by the IRB requires that all investigators complete the CITI Basic Course. Those who have completed the NIH course within the last three years are exempted from this requirement. In the future, previously approved researchers will have to complete the Refresher Course every three years to remain eligible to conduct human subjects research. In general, the principles stipulate responsibilities of investigators, whose activities regarding use of humans are subject to oversight by the Institutional Review Board (IRB).