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.
Introduces action research as an ethical, iterative method for improving practice through planning, action, observation, reflection, and sharing findings in real-world settings.
Covers OSHA-compliant lockout/tagout (LOTO) practices for controlling hazardous energy and preventing accidental equipment startup during maintenance.
Describes the classification, regulation, production, and commercialization of nutraceuticals and dietary supplements.
This course covers expedited categories, helping IRB members and administrators identify minimal-risk studies, apply appropriate regulations, and make clear, consistent decisions.
Practical guidance for investigators on ClinicalTrials.gov registration, results reporting, review criteria, and ongoing compliance.
Covers the ethical, regulatory, and practical considerations for using food‑producing animals in research, including veterinary oversight, biosecurity, regulated drug use, and food safety compliance.
Provides community research partners with disability-accessible education on ethical issues in social and behavioral research.
These courses explore key topics related to research security and international engagement.
IP for Students and Postdocs introduces early-career researchers to intellectual property fundamentals, helping them identify, protect, and responsibly share innovations from academic and research settings.
This course provides a high-level overview of research misconduct definitions, procedures, and the roles and responsibilities of individuals who assist in the handling of an allegation.
This course provides a practical introduction to U.S. export control requirements.
The IRB Review of Exempt Research course provides an overview of the exempt categories of research per 45 CFR 46.104 and discusses considerations for making an exempt determination per regulatory criteria.
This course provides learners with a review of contemporary bioethics issues.
A comprehensive introduction to ethical principles, regulations, and responsible practices that guide software and technology professionals throughout the software development lifecycle.
This course offers advanced training for experienced researchers and leaders in responsible research conduct, emphasizing integrity, ethical leadership, and fostering healthy research environments.
The RCR Casebook course is a collection of real-world ethical dilemmas designed to promote discussion, critical thinking, and skill-building in RCR.
Covers various considerations for reviewing human subjects research, including subject selection, risk minimization, balancing risks and benefits, and privacy and confidentiality.
Prepares you to apply digital health ethics in healthcare and research.
This course introduces the essentials of healthcare compliance, including key fraud and abuse laws, Medicare billing, HIPAA, risk assessment, auditing, and the core elements of an effective compliance program.
This course offers practical training on ICD-10-CM structure, coding conventions, and official guidelines to support accurate diagnosis coding, proper billing, and audit readiness across leadership roles.
Introduces document control principles, Good Documentation Practices, and responsibilities of lead document controllers.
The course explores OPSEC in academia, training faculty, staff, and students to identify and mitigate risks to sensitive research data while upholding open science principles.
Provides essential training on why privacy awareness and compliance matter.
This course explains the creation and functions of cybersecurity measures to hospital leadership and operations departments that partner with compliance programs.
Provides instructions for creating the structures, personnel, and funding for a clinical research program.
An introductory video-based series to the U.S. Department of War/U.S. Department of Defense SBIR-STTR funding program and a discussion of key elements of the proposal and proposal process.
This course equips faculty, staff, and administrators with the fundamentals and tools to measure outcomes, improve learning, and effectiveness.
Hands-on instruction on day-to-day practices of clinical research coordinators (CRCs).
This course provides graduate students with practical guidance, strategies, and resources to confidently navigate each stage of the dissertation process from proposal to defense.
Provides a foundational overview of quantitative methods, equipping learners with the essential tools to analyze and interpret numerical data for research and decision-making.
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.
A complete research compliance suite that supports IRB, IACUC Conflict of interest, Bio Safety Export Control, and more.
HRP Consulting provides customized services for your research program, including temporary staffing, IRB/IACUC assistance, accreditation support, program evaluations, training/education and more.
CTrials helps grow sponsored research programs by taking on the many administrative challenges inherent in managing clinical trials.
Informed Consent Builder is a cloud-based platform that streamlines the process of managing and generating informed consent forms.
Protocol Builder is an online protocol writing and collaboration platform that also speed up your pre-review turnaround times.
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.
CITI Program is also accredited by the International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) and offers IACET CEUs for its learning events that comply with the ANSI/IACET Continuing Education and Training Standard. IACET is recognized internationally as a standard development organization and accrediting body that promotes quality of continuing education and training.
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Our courses are built by over 350 highly qualified experts and rigorously peer reviewed to incorporate various perspectives and ensure accuracy, completeness, and overall quality.
Dawn Pittinger has more than 13 years of experience in clinical research and is currently part of Moffitt Cancer Center's Corporate Research Compliance Team. She holds an MBA in Healthcare Administration, is Certified in Healthcare Research Compliance, a certified Clinical Research Contract Professional, and currently working on her Doctorate of Business Administration.
Ilene Wilets is an IRB Chair with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health and the Department of Global Health and Health Systems Design at Mount Sinai. Ilene works to support investigators and study personnel in the development of research protocols meeting the highest standards for safety and ethics.
Heather Chen has 15+ years of clinical research experience in oncology. She is a Research Program Administrator in Metrics and Analytics at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Heather works with Cancer Clinical Trials Office leadership to establish policies and procedures for quality control and quality assurance of operational data.
Chelsey Colbert is Policy Counsel at the Future of Privacy Forum. She leads FPF’s mobility portfolio, which includes connected and automated vehicles, ridesharing, micromobility, delivery robots, and mobility data sharing. Chelsey also holds a JD with a major in technology law from the University of Ottawa and a CIPP-US certification.
Associate Faculty
The course materials are brief and clear. Such brevity and clarity are perfect for those who are busy with other duties at work and provide for a more friendly and less overwhelming task. I love the quizzes because I can learn from my mistakes. After submitting the quiz, the correct and wrong answers are explained. This reinforces learning.
Professor
The course touches on important research considerations in a manageable format. The material required that I pay attention but did not tax my concentration.
Permanent Field Technician
I enjoyed the mix of video trainings and self-directed reading trainings.
Professor of Education
The detailed content and clarity, with examples and case studies, are what I liked best. The ability to switch between reading and A/V modes when required was also useful.
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