Compliance Training

CITI Log In: CITI via Flashline ID.

You should receive a refresher course reminder from CITI 90 days prior to your 3 year expiration date. Letting your training lapse more than 30 days will result in more coursework.   

For training related questions,  contact the Office of Research Compliance [Researchcompliance@kent.edu]

Training For Research Involving Human Subjects

All researchers conducting research involving the use of human subjects must complete CITI before the Kent State Institutional Review Board (IRB) will approve a project. This includes:

  • CITI Log In: CITI via Flashline ID.
  • GCP training must be completed by anyone engaged in a clinical trial.
  • Investigators conducting biomedical research must complete the Biomedical Research Investigators course.
  • Investigators conducting social, behavioral or educational research must complete the Social & Behavioral Research Investigators course.
  • HIPAA - if you are accessing HIPAA regulated information you must complete Information Privacy Security for Researchers in addition Biomed or SBR training.   
  • Students - Class Projects is required for Class Projects, it is not accepted for Level I, II, or III projects. 
  • CITI Help Resources - CITI FAQs - information on merging accounts
  • Training is valid for three years and can be updated by completing the applicable refresher course. 

Training for Research Involving Animals

Before the IACUC approves research involving the use of animals, all investigators and key personnel must complete:

CITI Training for Responsible Conduct of Research

In 2009 the National Science Foundation implemented a requirement of the America COMPETES Act, for Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) training for undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers participating in funded research. Principal Investigators are reminded to direct their students and postdocs to CITI to complete the RCR module before assuming duties on an NSF-funded project. Early 2023 the National Science Foundation’s latest Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) expanded the requirements for Responsible and Ethical Conduct of Research (RCR) training. 

For NSF proposals submitted on or after July 31, 2023, all faculty and other senior personnel named on the proposal must complete an approved form of RCR training before any funding can be awarded. Postdocs, grad students and undergraduates are also still required to complete RCR training before conducting NSF-supported research.

Please contact the Office of Sponsored Programs at 330-672-2070 if you have questions about RCR training.

CITI Training for Financial Conflict of Interest

All investigators supported by Public Health Service (PHS) funding, and those that have adopted PHS FCOI requirements, including funding from the National Institutes of Health, are required to complete CITI FCOI training. This training must be renewed every four years.

Please contact the Office of Sponsored Programs at 330-672-2070 if you have questions about FCOI training.

Lab Safety Training

Please contact EH&S  (ehs@kent.edu) for questions about lab safety training.

Flashtrain log in using your Flashline credentials. 

Biology Lab Safety 

For the Biology department (this includes Pre-medicine, Bioengineering or any other biologically related discipline) you must complete the following FlashTrain courses.

Once you complete the Basic Lab Safety module(239) you will automatically be enrolled in additional required courses which are:

  1. Lab Safety: Fume Hoods (41)
  2. Lab Safety: GHS-SDS Training (16)
  3. Lab Safety: Hazardous Waste Guide (95)
  4. Lab Safety: Flammable and Combustible Liquids (37)
  5. Lab Safety: Autoclaves (77)
  6. Lab Safety: Centrifuges (79)
  7. Lab Safety: Moving Chemicals (87)
  8. Lab Safety: Spill Control (103)
  9. University Chemical Hygiene Plan(246)

Chemistry and Other Disciplines Lab Safety

For the Chemistry and all other departments (this includes Liquid Crystal, Geology, Anthropology, Biochemistry, Psychology, Physics and all other disciplines) you must complete the following FlashTrain courses.

Once you complete the Basic Lab Safety Module(239), you will automatically be enrolled in required courses which are:

  1. Lab Safety: Fume Hoods (41)
  2. Lab Safety: GHS-SDS Training (16)
  3. Lab Safety: Flammable and Combustible Liquids (37)
  4. Lab Safety: Hazardous Waste Guide (95)
  5. Lab Safety: Moving Chemicals (87)
  6. Lab Safety: Spill Control (103)
  7. University Chemical Hygiene Plan(246)

 Help Resources:

CITI Help Resources - CITI FAQs - information on merging accounts 

How to choose a CITI module

  1. After logging in, choose "add a course" 
  2. From the list of training topics, select the applicable topic.
  3. Select the relevant topics and follow the prompts

Refresher Course When Your Training has Expired

  1. Log into CITI training site.
  2. Click on Add a Course or Update Your Learner Groups for Kent State University.
  3. Choose the Human Subjects radio button; then Next.
  4. Choose the Social and Behavioral Research Investigators or Biomedical Investigators radio button; then Next. The refresher course will be added to the “My Courses” section.

Merging accounts

If you have completed the CITI course at another institution and within the past three years, in most cases your credit can be transferred and merged with a Kent State CITI account by completing these steps:

  1. Log into CITI using your previous institution’s log-in credentials.
  2. From the Main Menu on your profile click on the link “Click here to affiliate with another institution.”
  3. In the Search for Organization box type and choose “Kent State University.”
  4. Note that if you are having difficulty merging accounts you must contact CITI support. 

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