Office of Research and Sponsored Programs: Training

Marywood's required research training is provided online through the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) and the Center on Materials and Devices for Information Technology Research (CMDITR). Courses consist of several modules followed by brief quizzes. Each course can be completed in approximately 2-4 hours.

Completion of the training is a one-time requirement and does not expire.

Although accepted, IRB and IACUC Committee Member and Staff training is not a requirement for researchers and their sponsors.  Unless you are a member or staff of the IRB, ERC, or IACUC, please be careful not to choose this option. 

Questions?  Contact the Director of Research Compliance via e-mail or telephone (570) 340-6031.

Basic Courses: Human Research Curriculum

All researchers and research personnel are required to complete a basic course in research ethics education. Register for basic courses at www.citiprogram.org. 

Training in the protection of human subjects includes topics such as:

• History and Ethical Principles
• Assessing Risk
• HIPAA
• Confidentiality
• Informed Consent

Training in ethical animal research includes:

Basic Course Policies:

Policy on Educational Training in Human Participants Protection for Investigators

Educational Training in Human Participants Protection for IRB Members and IRB Administrative Personnel

Policy on Educational Training in Animal Research

Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Course

All researchers, sponsors, and ERC, IACUC, and IRB committee members must complete this course. The RCR course may be completed at either www.citiprogram.org or www.responsibleresearch.org. 

CITI provides four different RCR training courses, please choose one of the following:

• Biomedical Responsible Conduct of Research Course
• Social and Behavioral Responsible Conduct of Research Course
• Physical Science Responsible Conduct of Research Course
• Humanities Responsible Conduct of Research Course (researchers from the areas of Art Therapy, Music Therapy, Fine Arts, etc.)

Training Topics include:

Responsible Conduct of Research Policy