Compliance Training
The university’s acceptance of federal funds requires training for some specific programs as it regards research. ORIC helps provide critical compliance training in the following areas:
Export Control
Animal Care & Use
Human Subjects
Foreign Influence
FCOI
Research Misconduct
Required Training
The university’s acceptance of federal funds requires training for some specific programs as it regards research.
Most of the university’s required training is managed through the CITI (Collaborative Institutional Training Initiatives) Program. The CITI Program is a widely used subscription service developed through a joint initiative between the University of Miami and NIH that focuses on the development and delivery of research-related training relevant to university sponsored research. The programs required at Stevens can be accessed through CITI at The CITI Program
If you are new to CITI, select “Register" in the top right corner of the page. You’ll need to provide all required registration information which will include selection of your organization affiliation as Stevens Institute of Technology. Once all seven registration steps are complete, you will then be able to access whichever course(s) you need. There is a quiz associated with all required training.
A list of potential courses includes:
Human Subject Research
Laboratory Animal Research
Export Controls
Conflicts of Interest
Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR)
Citi Account Set Up
Account Creation:
Visit the CITI Program website: CITI Program.
Click on the "Register" button in the upper right corner.
Choose "Log in through my Organization."
Enter "Stevens Institute of Technology" in the search box.
Click "Continue to SSO Login/instructions." The CITI Single Sign-on (SSO) will use your MyStevens username and password for your account. If you have an existing CITI account, you can associate it with your MyStevens account.
Follow the prompts to create a new account.
Course Enrollment:
Log in to citiprogram.org using your Stevens login credentials.
Under your “Stevens Institute of Technology” affiliation, select “add a course” at the bottom of the screen.
Choose “I would like to review the Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) courses.”
Select the appropriate course for your research: Biomedical, Social and Behavioral, Physical Science, Humanities, Engineers, Administrators.
The next page will confirm your enrollment with a green message at the top.
Scroll down and click “start now” next to the RCR course.
Your Completion Report will be accessible at any time from the CITI Program.
Other University Training
The Office of Research Integrity and Compliance, often in conjunction with the Office of Sponsored Programs and the Office of Sponsored Accounting, also provides scheduled training for Stevens' employees.