Completion of CITI Program Training

As a doctoral student at Walden University, you will engage in research activities as you execute your DNP project. Prior to beginning your research and before you can collect data, you are required to complete a research ethics training module. In the United States, the CITI Program is the training module that most research institutions use. After your proposal defense, you will submit an IRB form. The IRB submission requires you to provide your CITI completion certificate. Therefore, as a part of this course, which is designed to prepare you for your DNP project, you are required to successfully complete the CITI Program training by Day 7 of Week 11.
This online course may take up to 8 hours to complete. You will receive an electronic Certificate of Completion upon successfully passing the training. You will submit this Certificate of Completion to the Walden University Institutional Review Board office when you submit an application to conduct research.
To prepare:
· Follow the instructions on the CITI Program Learner Registration webpage to create your account (https://www.citiprogram.org/index.cfm?pageID=154&icat=0&clear=1).
o Review the CITI Program Learner Registration Guide for step-by-step instructions on completing the registration process.
o Be sure to select Walden University under the “Select Your Organization Affiliation” section. If you do not select Walden University, you will not be able to access the training at no cost.
· Create and record your CITI Program User Name and Password for future reference.
To complete:
· Complete the five required Citi Program training modules as well as the two elective modules.
· Copy and paste the Certificate of Completion into a Word document and save the file as a “.doc” or “.rtf” file.