All researchers engaged in Human Subjects Research (HSR) must complete and maintain certification for the relevant HSR Course. Course certification lasts for three years. If you do not have a current HSR Course Completion Report on file in Mentor IRB, you will not be able to create or renew a Human Subject Research protocol.
- Register for a CITI account, if you do not have one.
- Go to www.citiprogram.org and sign in.
- From Main Menu page, under the heading My Learner Tools for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, click “Add a Course or Update Learner Groups.”
- For Question 3 (Human Subjects Research), choose the course for Biomedical Research Investigators or the course for Social and Behavior Research Investigators.
- For all remaining questions, select No or Not at This Time. Leave all answers to Question 5 (Laboratory Animal Welfare) blank.
- Click “Submit.” The selected HSR course will now appear in your course list on the Main Menu page.
Please read directions closely and complete all modules. Remember to save a copy of the Course Completion Report for your records. Your Completion Report should automatically import into the Mentor IRB system; however, if the Completion Report does not appear on your “CITI Course Completion” page, you will need to manually upload it as a text file.