The Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) was founded in March 2000 to develop a web-based training program in human research subjects protections. It has grown to include several hundred participating institutions from around the world. All research team members involved in human subjects research at Augusta University (AU) and/or AU Affiliated Sites are required to complete Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI), a web-based application.
You will need to select a learner group. Refer to the table below for guidance on which learner groups you will need to select.
| Research Type | Required CITI Program Module |
| Biomedical (FDA Regulated) Research | Complete Group 1 and GCP for Clinical Trials with Investigational Drugs and Medical Devices |
| Biomedical (Non-FDA regulated) Research | Complete Group 1 or Group 2 |
| For Social-Behavioral or Educational Research that is a clinical trial or has NIH funding | Complete Group 7 and GCP Social and Behavioral Research Best Practice for Clinical Research |
| For Social Behavioral or Educational Research that is not a clinical trial nor has NIH funding | Complete Group 7 |
For any questions regarding CITI Program training, please contact our IRB Training & Education Coordinator, Bianca Marsh, at 706-721-1478 or bmarsh@augusta.edu
If an investigator identifies a research team member who has requested accommodations for completing CITI modules, the investigator or the research team member should contact the IRB Office at 706-721-3110. The IRB Training Coordinator will work with the research team member to complete CITI under the needed, documented accommodations. The investigator should not be involved in applying the accommodations needed. (This includes but is not limited to entering answers for the individual, giving answers to the individual, taking the CITI modules for the individual, etc.). If you have any questions regarding accommodations, please contact the IRB Office at 706-721-3110.