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.
This course provides a practical introduction to U.S. export control requirements.
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 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.
Provide your organization's learners with access to currently available and future webinar recordings.
This webinar explores cybersecurity risks in faculty–student collaborative research, with a focus on protecting sensitive research data, meeting sponsor cybersecurity requirements, and applying institutional security controls and best practices.
Introduces you to key information about, and tools to use, the 3Rs of animal research.
This webinar helps trainees and early‑career investigators understand grant application review processes, scoring criteria, and common reasons proposals are not funded.
This webinar explores work-life balance challenges in research administration and presents strategies to reduce burnout, improve efficiency, and support compliant research operations.
This webinar explores replication’s role in scientific progress and public trust, covering the replication crisis, how replications are evaluated, and barriers to making them routine.
Provides an overview of research security requirements and researcher responsibilities and best practices.
Serves as research security training designed to augment RECR/RCR training.
Provides community research partners with disability-accessible education on ethical issues in social and behavioral research.
A comprehensive introduction to ethical principles, regulations, and responsible practices that guide software and technology professionals throughout the software development lifecycle.
This course provides learners with a review of contemporary bioethics issues.
This webinar covers ethical focus group practices, including informed consent, confidentiality, and Institutional and Tribal IRB oversight.
Examines the application of IRB exemptions, focusing on overlooked flexibilities in categories 1 through 3 through discussion and real-world examples.
Explores the transformative impact of AI on biomedical research, addressing its unique characteristics, potential to exacerbate health disparities, and the urgent need to redesign research processes and incentives to ensure ethical and equitable knowledge discovery.
This webinar examines the key considerations, structures, and practical steps for forming a successful Research Integrity Standing Committee.
This webinar outlines key requirements, exceptions, and compliance steps under the NIH Policy on Enhancing Security Measures for Human Biospecimens.
This course provides information on IATA and DOT packaging/shipping requirements.
The Conflicts of Interest and Commitment series contains a number of COI courses of interest to organizations.
Practical guidance for investigators on ClinicalTrials.gov registration, results reporting, review criteria, and ongoing compliance.
This course offers training on post-approval monitoring.
This course provides training on good laboratory practice for non-clinical laboratory studies that reflects regulations and best practices established by key regulatory agencies and guidelines.
Provides an overview of conflict, types of conflict, conflict styles, communication styles, and intervention strategies.
This course offers advanced training for experienced researchers and leaders in responsible research conduct, emphasizing integrity, ethical leadership, and fostering healthy research environments.
Equips research personnel with the skills and insights necessary for effective mentorship.
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.
Provides an overview of successful remote monitoring across clinical research, clinical care, and public health.
CRC courses focus on key topics essential to the conduct of clinical research. They are specifically tailored to the needs of clinical research coordinators.
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.
Allison Ratterman, PhD, directs the Office of Research Integrity at the University of Louisville. In addition, Dr. Ratterman directs the Conflict of Interest and Commitment Office, covering research, academic, business, clinical, and institutional aspects, including chairing the Conflict Review Board.
Cynthia Gillett is a board-certified laboratory animal veterinarian. Dr. Gillett has been involved in many laboratory animal professional organizations, having served as an active council member and member emeritus of AAALAC International, board member and president of ACLAM and IACUC 101 and as a consultant for the CITI program.
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.
I serve as Western Washington University's Human Research Protections Program Administrator, where I oversee the review and approval of human participant research and work with campus leadership to set expectations for and enhance a culture of research integrity.
Graduate Student
The videos were the best part of the course. They really helped me visualize how the application of good clinical practice would occur in real time, making the text easier to read and follow.
PhD Student
The modules about the laws that explain protected populations were very informative. I also appreciated the section on safeguards put in place to protect subjects participating in studies.
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.
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.
New Course – Action Research: Ethical and Methodological Considerations
Introduces action research as an ethical, iterative method for improving practice through planning, action, observation, reflection, and sharing findings in real-world settings.
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CITI Program Media Playlist – August 26, 2026
CITI Program’s media playlists highlight content curated by our staff and relevant to research, higher education, healthcare, technology, and more. Follow us on LinkedIn for...
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Peer-Driven Mentoring for Research Security Professionals
Strengthening research security through structured mentorship, intentional mentor-mentee pairing, and data-informed program evaluation.
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