Office of Research Compliance

Educational Materials

• CITI Certificate
  The CITI Program is a subscription service providing research ethics education to all members of the research community. The CITI Program includes:
  o Basic Courses in the Protection of Human Research Subjects.
  o Biomedical Focus
  o Social and Behavioral Focus.
  o Refresher Courses
  o Good Clinical Practice Course.
  o Health Information Privacy and Security Course (HIPS)
  o Laboratory Animal Welfare Courses for investigators and IACUC Members
  o Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR).
  o All faculty, staff, and students are required to have a current NIH Certificate of Completion on file with the ORC if they are involved with research.
  o Certificates are good for 3 years, after which they must be taken again.
   

              CITI Training New User Log In Instructions
                   1. Click on Register Here next to New Users
                   2. From the drop down menu: select University of Southern Maine
                   3. Fill in the remaining information. Remember to keep your log in
                       and password in a safe place for future use.             

                Frequently Asked Questions About CITI

   

• AAALAS Online Federally Mandated IACUC Training
  • The Online AALAS Learning Library provides IACUC training for animal researchers.  This is to fulfill the federally mandated training requirement when it cannot be completed in a timely manner by attending a training conducted by USM's attending veterinarian. 
  • The certification is good for 3 years from the date of completion.
    
    AALAS Training Instructions:
• Click on the "Continue Without Logging In" button.
• Read through all pages in the Introduction.  Click "Show All" or each page until you reach the end of the first lesson.
• Click "Next Lesson", and so forth through all lessons in the course.
• Read "Final Comments" lesson and then click "Final Exam" at the bottom of the page.
• Follow the exam instructions and take the exam. (A passing grade is required.)
• Upon completion, print your results, hand-write your name legibly on the certificate, and the date you took the exam.
• Submit your exam to the Office of Research Compliance, attention IACUC.