The Human Investigation Committee (HIC) and the Animal Investigation Committee are no longer using the WSU On-line Responsible Conduct in Research (RCR) training program to fulfill training requirements.  Instead, the Committees require that all investigators and study staff (i.e. co-investigators and key personnel) take online training modules developed by the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI).  This commercially available program is widely used at research institutions nationwide and is updated automatically to provide the latest regulatory information and guidance.

The CITI program has completely replaced the former RCR training program; therefore, all investigators and personnel will be required to complete the CITI training even if the RCR modules were taken in the past. This new training must be completed prior to obtaining approval for new protocol submissions and for continuation approval of ongoing protocols as of June 1, 2008.  Training must also be completed by HIC and AIC members and all new personnel added by amendment must also take the CITI training.  It is the expectation of the Committees that all WSU research personnel will complete the CITI training within one year if a new protocol is not submitted before that time.

Please visit the HIC and AIC websites (www.hic.wayne.edu and www.aic.wayne.edu) for more informatoin about completing CITI training.