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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Offers a comprehensive overview of telehealth, covering technical, professional, regulatory, and financial aspects for clinicians, healthcare teams, technologists, administrators, and policymakers.
Provides an introduction to the EU AI Act, including risk-based approaches, compliance obligations, enforcement, interplays with other European digital policy, and perspectives
Provides learners with the skills needed to create and manage controlled documents.
Covers the regulatory aspects related to SaMD and CDSS when conducting clinical investigations and other considerations.
A condensed and combined single-module course based on the NSF Research Security Training.
Provides practical methods for recruiting participants for clinical trials.
Provides learners with the skills needed to create and manage controlled documents.
Provides fundamental knowledge on how to conduct efficient and effective clinical research.
This series provides training on research data management basics.
This role-based course provides the practical know-how to monitor clinical research sites effectively.
Foundational overview of clinical research meant to prepare medical residents and fellows to conduct their own research and work on research teams.
Learn strategies for promoting equity, diversity, and inclusivity in clinical research participation.
RCR covers core norms, principles, regulations, and rules governing the practice of research.
This course provides foundational training on conflicts of interest for healthcare professionals.
Covers the unique issues associated with big data and data science research ethics.
Explores common motives behind fraudulent survey research participation, how to address and mitigate the impact of identified fraudulent data, and how to minimize opportunities for malicious intent.
Explore the concepts of studying up, studying down, and studying sideways.
Explores the role institutions can play in supporting ethical authorship practices and resolving authorship disputes.
Provides fundamental knowledge of clinical trial regulatory affairs.
Empower yourself to effectively intervene and support others in critical situations with our comprehensive Bystander Training course.
Provides foundational training on conflict of interest and commitment requirements set forth by various federal agencies.
An introduction for students to the meaning of academic integrity and plagiarism.
The webinar details the functions of clinical data managers in the production of clinical trial results.
Examines ethical and policy issues about xenotransplantation.
Explore the essentials of international student visa processes, covering application requirements, timelines, and compliance regulations for international education professionals.
Covers the essentials of statistical analysis to help learners gain greater statistical literacy.
This advanced, role-based course provides second-level training tackling topics of importance for experienced IRB administrators and HRPP directors.
Explores strategies for remaining diligent about securing online survey research.
Stress at research institutions is common, explore ways to navigate and mitigate the effects of stress in these settings.
Explores considerations for a human research protection program (HRPP) emergency preparedness plan.
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.
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Meet A Few Of Our Expert Authors and Presenters
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.
Brandon Brown is a Professor of Medicine at the University of California, Riverside. His primary research interest is on ethical issues in HIV research, and he works closely with community partners in every step of the research process.
Inspired by the possibility of being part of medical discoveries, Dr. Jackson's thirty-year clinical research journey includes stops at University of Pittsburgh, Emory University, Harbor-UCLA, City of Hope, Amgen, Allergan, and most recently Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare in Memphis where she oversees all research activities for the health system.
Ed Purchase has served the great states of North Carolina and Florida in a Clery Compliance capacity since 2011. In his current role with The University of North Carolina System Office, Ed is primarily responsible for providing training, guidance, support, and technical assistance to the sixteen campus Clery Compliance Officers.
Natasha is a Global Clinical Study Manager with 15 years of industry experience across various roles at the site and CRO levels. She excels in overseeing clinical studies, ensuring compliance with regulations, managing budgets, and fostering strong relationships with stakeholders. She enjoys mentoring and training her fellow colleagues.
In Our Learners' Words
Seth F.
Permanent Field Technician
I enjoyed the mix of video trainings and self-directed reading trainings.
Jon F.
Former Bioethics Teacher & Current Ethics Committee Member
I liked the high level and detail of the course material. I found it to be challenging, but when I finished the course, I felt a real sense of accomplishment.
Joan R.
Assistant Professor II
All of the course information is relevant to my profession, particularly in conducting research with human subjects. The guidelines, standards, protocols, and information contained in the modules are thoroughly covered and comprehensively discussed.
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.
Courses Approved by Top Continuing Education Accreditors
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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New Course – Advanced Research Administration
This course is an excellent companion to the Essentials of Research Administration course and explores more advanced topics important to research administrators.
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What CITI Program is Reading – January 15, 2025
“What CITI Program is Reading” is our biweekly blog series which highlights news articles curated by our staff and relevant to research, higher education, healthcare,...
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Free Live Webinar – Aggregate Safety Assessment Planning and IND Safety Reporting
This webinar examines the Aggregate Safety Assessment Planning (ASAP) process as a mechanism for meeting the IND safety reporting guidance.
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