The Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI Program) is dedicated to serving the training needs of colleges and universities, healthcare institutions, technology and research organizations, and governmental agencies, as they foster integrity and professional advancement of their learners.
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Discusses how clinical trial staff diversity and cultural humility can yield diverse subject recruitment and improved study outcomes.
This webinar examines the new ISO 14155 medical device standard while exploring its implications for sponsors and investigators.
Introduces regulations and their application as they relate to subrecipient monitoring.
An in-depth review of the historical impact of Title IX and how to navigate modern challenges within higher education to ensure compliance.
Learn about the NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy’s impact on SBER.
Provides essential training to students and teachers who participate in science fairs.
Provides strategies and information pertinent to disaster response and research reactivation.
These guides provide resources and guidance for developing and facilitating in-person or virtual RCR training sessions.
Provides learners with key information on the management of controlled substances in clinical research settings.
Learn how to communicate research results to the public and policymakers using different models and strategies.
Explores the use of drones in research and the regulations and requirements researchers and administrators need to know.
Explores various types of noncompliance and their impact.
Presents remote consent considerations and scenarios.
Reviews best practices and challenges for navigating collaborative research partnerships in a global environment.
Discusses strategies to address researcher noncompliance with IRB-approved protocols.
Covers the use of facial recognition systems in research and healthcare.
This course provides learners with a review of contemporary bioethics issues.
Learn about QA/QI programs, how to conduct an internal audit, and strategies for using the findings.
An in-depth review of the Clery Act and how higher education institutions can comply with applicable regulations.
Hazard awareness, communication, and safe practices for non-lab personnel working in and around laboratory facilities.
Provides an overview of the U.S. DOE’s interim policy on conflicts of interest.
Understand factors that may determine participant payment decisions.
QA/QI professionals can learn to audit ceded studies for single IRB (sIRB) review.
Provides best practices for instructors on how to navigate the current challenges of online and hybrid learning while actively engaging with learners throughout the entire educational process.
Foundational course that orients and prepares learners to engage with the scholarly publication process in an informed way.
Learn to differentiate between QI activities and the types of activities that constitute regulated research involving human subjects.
Introduces core concepts of supervision and the supervisory process.
Provides research administrators with tips related to working with faculty and research teams.
An in-depth review of the development and execution of protocols.
CTrials helps grow sponsored research programs by taking on the many administrative challenges inherent in managing clinical trials.
Protocol Builder is an online protocol writing and collaboration platform that also speed up your pre-review turnaround times.
Tech Software a leading provider of SaaS compliance solutions for higher-education, academic medical centers, hospitals, government and biotech companies.
N2 is a not-for-profit alliance of Canadian research networks and organizations working to enhance national clinical research capability and capacity.
BIC Study Foundation is a resource for those who want to take CITI Program courses in Korean. They are a certified training provider by the Korean FDA/MAFRA for HRPP and ACU Programs.
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Meet A Few Of Our Expert Authors and Presenters
Our courses are built by over 150 highly qualified experts and rigorously peer reviewed to incorporate various perspectives and ensure accuracy, completeness, and overall quality.
Katy Washington serves as the Director in the Office of Disability Access at the University of North Texas (UNT). She has spent over sixteen years working with faculty and staff to facilitate an inclusive campus environment for disabled students in various educational settings to promote diversity, intersectionality, and access.
Dr. Rebecca Benson is the medical director of the Pediatric Pain and Palliative Care Program at the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital and the director of the Ethics Consult Service at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.
Miguel Roig, PhD is a professor of psychology at St. John’s University in New York. His research and scholarship has focused on unethical writing and publication practices, especially plagiarism. Miguel serves on three journal editorial boards and is on the board of directors for the Center for Scientific Integrity.
Ethan Larsen is a Human Factors Engineer at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in the Radiology department. His current research focuses are on the intersections of human factors, patient safety, and health informatics. In addition to research, he also serves as part of the quality and safety team for radiology.
In Our Learners' Words
Julie S.
Assistant Professor & Postdoctoral Research Fellow
These courses were easy to access and succinct, which made a review of the Belmont Report key tenets, as well as the review of differences between practice and research, a focused and time efficient endeavor.
Taiwo O.
Visiting Scholar
I like the option to use an interactive audio-visual format, the comprehensiveness of the course and its modules, and the simple explanations of the legal requirements. Completing CITI Program’s course on social and behavioral research was an important and enriching component of my research endeavors and scholarship in the United States.
Tony P.
English Language Arts Teacher
I liked how user-friendly the course modules were.
Shamsul Q.
Head of Department of Pathology/Microbiology
Excellent course. I enjoyed it fully and increased my level of knowledge in specific scenarios.
Courses Approved by a Top Academic CME Provider
CITI Program courses are approved for CME credits through the Albert Einstein Montefiore Continuing Professional Development Center (CPDC).
Albert Einstein College of Medicine-Montefiore Medical Center (Einstein) is accredited by the Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education to provide continuing education activities for healthcare professionals. Einstein is accredited to offer continuing education credit for the following professions: medicine, nursing, psychology, pharmacy, dentistry, optometry, social work, nutritional science, and athletic training.
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New Webinar – NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy for SBER
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