CITI Program For Individual Conflicts of Interest and Commitment Tutorial

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1 CITI Program For Individual Conflicts of Interest and Commitment Tutorial Instructions for Virginia Tech CITI Learners-Virginia Tech Individual Conflicts of Interest Tutorial Completion Time: The Virginia Tech Individual Conflicts of Interest Tutorial will require 1-2 hours with variation in completion time dependent upon the course selected (faculty vs. student version). Confirmation of Completion: After viewing the tutorial, you should go to the bottom of the page under Take the quiz. This link will take you to the confirmation that you have viewed and understand your responsibility in disclosing and managing conflicts of interest as they pertain to university responsibilities. There is no other quiz associated with this tutorial. Please note that this course is separate from the Responsible Conduct of Research CITI course that is required for postdoctoral associates and students conducting research on National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), and certain National Institutes of Health (NIH) programs. If you are being supported by NSF, NIFA, or NIH you will receive an notification that you are required to take the RCR course. Instructions for accessing the RCR course will be included in the notification. All VT employees and students must log in via SSO and should use the instructions that begin on page 2. Non-VT employee/student login skip to page 6. 1

2 To Start the Course: VT Employee and Student Login Instructions Step 1: Go to If you are a VT employee or student, go to the section Log in through my institution and click on Log in via SSO. If you are not an employee or student, select create an account and skip to page 6 for further instructions. Step 2: Scroll to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University and click on the name. The below CAS screen will appear. Enter your VT PID/Password to log into CITI. 2

3 Students only If you are a student at Virginia Tech you will receive the below error message after you attempt to log into SSO. Error Encountered Virginia Tech and Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) have partnered to provide single sign on (SSO) using Virginia Tech's Central Authentication Service (CAS). Due to FERPA requirements, student data is not released without explicit permission. You are seeing this error because your information from Virginia Tech was suppressed. Please proceed to our data release consent site to resolve this issue. If you have concerns about the disclosure of non-directory information (PID@vt.edu) to CITI, please contact us for alternative training options at coi@vt.edu. Please read the error message and if you agree please click on the link to the data release consent site and follow the instructions. Once you consent, you will be able to access the training. Step 3: After logging into SSO follow the instructions for setting up an account if you do not already have one with CITI or select to merge your SSO login with an existing account. If you are new to CITI, you will go through several screens to setup your profile. Step 4: Under My Learner Tools for Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University select Add a Course or Update Learner Groups 3

4 Step 5: You will need to enroll in the Learner Group under Question 2 Conflicts of Interest. For all other questions select not at this time or do not select a course for optional course enrollments. Note: You may have also received a notice to complete Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) training. If you received this notice you will also need to select the Responsible Conduct of Research course under question 1. Be sure to select the appropriate course for your role at the university. Look Here! Step 6: Select submit, then click on the course name under Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Courses to begin the course. 4

5 Example: Note that the example below shows this user enrolled in numerous courses and has completed the COI course. When you have completed the course, the main menu will show that you have passed the course. You can also print a completion report. Step 7: Complete confirmation- After completing the tutorial, click on Take the quiz at the bottom. Click the quiz to confirm that you view the tutorial. There are no other quizzes associated with the tutorial. When you complete all required modules successfully, you may print your completion report through the link: "Print Report" in the Main menu under completion reports. The COI Officer will be automatically notified when you have completed the course. You may return to the course site in the future to obtain a copy of the completion report. *It will take approximately 1 day before the CITI record populates in the VT RCR Training Tracker System. If you wish to review the tutorial after completion, you can click on the title under Course and review the material. 5

6 Non-VT Employee Login Instructions-New CITI User All VT employees and students must use the SSO sign in process above. The below instructions is only for non-vt employees such as collaborators from other institutions. Step 1: From the Home Page choose Register under Create an Account Step 2: Choose your institutional affiliation (Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University). 6

7 Step 3: Choose a Username/Password. Select a security question and answer. 7

8 Step 4: Gender, Ethnicity and Race-You are not required to provide this information. If you wish, select I would rather not disclose. Step 5: CME/CEU Credits and CITI Course Survey-You do not need these credits to meet the RCR training requirement. If you would like CME/CEU credits, you will need to contact the University of Miami Division of Continuing Medical Education at or by at umcme@med.miami.edu. The costs associated with CME/CEU credits will be an individual responsibility. Course Survey-select yes or no regarding participation in future research surveys. 8

9 Step 6 is institutional specific. Each institution determines the fields listed on this page and what information is required or optional. Any questions regarding the fields on this page should be directed to coi@vt.edu. Step 7: You will need to enroll in the Learner Group under Question 2 Virginia Tech Individual Conflicts of Interest. For all other questions select not at this time or do not select a course for optional course enrollments. Select the COI course that is appropriate for your role at the university, Faculty, Postdoctoral Associates, and other non-student personnel or Students for Graduate and Undergraduate. Look Here! 9

10 Step 8: Finalize Registration Step 9: After confirming your registration, log into the CITI site. The next page is the Main Menu. Click on the course title you selected to begin the Virginia Tech Individual Conflict of Interest Course. Step 10: Please complete the Integrity Assurance statement presented at the top. The system will allow you to start taking the courses after completing it. You will need to turn your speakers on so you can hear the audio portion. If you need special support for viewing this tutorial please contact the COI Office at Step 11: After completing the tutorial, click on Take the quiz at the bottom. Click the quiz to confirm that you view the tutorial. There are no other quizzes associated with the tutorial. Step 12: Completion Report- When you complete all required modules successfully, you may print your completion report through the link: "Print Report" in the Main menu under completion reports. The COI Officer will be automatically notified when you have completed the course. You may return to the course site in the future to obtain a copy of the completion report. *It will take approximately 1 day before the CITI record populates in the VT RCR Training Tracker System. If you wish to review the tutorial after completion, you can click on the title under Course and review the material. 10

11 CITI Users already registered & affiliated with VT 1. If you are already a Registered User affiliated with Virginia Tech, log onto CITI as usual with your user ID and password. When your MAIN MENU screen loads (see below left), click on the link for Add a course or update your learner groups for VPI & SU. 2. This will take you to the Select Curriculum page, shown below at right. You will need to enroll in the Learner Group under Question 2. For all other questions select not at this time or do not select a course for optional course enrollments. 3. The next page is the Main Menu. Click on the course title to begin the Virginia Tech Individual Conflict of Interest Course. Below is an example, you may or may not have selected this particular course. You should select the course that is appropriate for your 11

12 role with the university. Software needed: This tutorial does not require any special software. Questions: Technical issues should be addressed to or to Questions regarding your requirements should be addressed to or For more information regarding Virginia Tech s policy on Individual Conflicts of Interest Policy go to the Conflict of Interest webpage at 12