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.
These courses explore key topics related to research security and international engagement.
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 equips faculty, staff, and administrators with the fundamentals and tools to measure outcomes, improve learning, and effectiveness.
This course provides essential practices for those working with high-risk biological materials, clarifying biosafety vs. biosecurity and enabling practical biosecurity planning to prevent theft, misuse, or intentional release.
Describes the regulatory framework and quality programs for HCT/Ps
This course equips community partners with the knowledge and skills to ethically and effectively engage in research.
Provides learners with an examination of developments in ICH Good Clinical Practice.
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 an overview of EC regulations along with information specifically tailored to certain roles, responsibilities, and act...
This course provides training on working with birds in research settings.
Hands-on instruction on day-to-day practices of clinical research coordinators (CRCs).
The RCR Casebook course is a collection of real-world ethical dilemmas designed to promote discussion, critical thinking, and skill-building in RCR.
Introduces you to key information about, and tools to use, the 3Rs of animal research.
Prepares you to apply digital health ethics in healthcare and research.
Covers the principles, governance approaches, practices, and tools for responsible artificial intelligence (AI) development and use.
Explores how behavioral science can enhance compliance programs.
This course provides foundational training on conflicts of interest for healthcare professionals.
Provides learners with an understanding of environmental regulations affecting the biotech industry.
Explores how behavioral science can enhance compliance programs.
Explores the benefits and the considerations of working with consultants on research misconduct investigations.
Provides an introduction to the EU AI Act, including risk-based approaches, compliance obligations, enforcement, interplays with other European digital policy, and perspectives
Explains how the Common Rule applies to secondary research with data and biospecimens.
Examines the application of IRB exemptions, focusing on overlooked flexibilities in categories 1 through 3 through discussion and real-world examples.
Provide your organization's learners with access to currently available and future webinar recordings.
Provides a foundational overview of quantitative methods, equipping learners with the essential tools to analyze and interpret numerical data for research and decision-making.
Explores techniques and transferable skills to transition between research administration positions.
Covers different categories of replacements, considerations for various personnel, and references for further learning.
An introduction to risk management and crisis response within study abroad programs.
Provides an overview of conflict, types of conflict, conflict styles, communication styles, and intervention strategies.
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.
Co-Founder of Medaptive Health, and adjunct professor at Baruch College. Previously, faculty at Mount Sinai & IRB Chair, and prior to that worked with the Bush, Obama, and Bloomberg Administrations. Jeremy has developed virtual reality and digital health tech. as well as designed/conducted digital health research at MSKCC and Medaptive.
Dr. Mohammad Hosseini is an assistant professor of ethics at the department of preventive medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago. He holds a PhD in ethics from Dublin City University (Ireland) and MA in applied ethics from Utrecht University (the Netherlands).
Theresa O’Lonergan received her undergraduate and masters degrees at University of Colorado Boulder. She received her PhD in Clinical Science at the University of Colorado, Anschutz campus. She has helped multiple programs evolve and improve their operations and regulatory compliance. Currently, she is a site director for a large SMO.
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.
PhD Student
The variability in content (lectures, videos, case studies) helped me understand the material better.
PhD Student
The course was short and well divided into sub-themes that were easy to understand and retain.
Research Coordinator
I found it helpful that the information being presented included several examples and was presented in different formats, including graphs, narration, and written.
New Course – Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
This four-module course provides EdTech developers and researchers with a comprehensive foundation in COPPA.
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CITI Program Media Playlist – November 12, 2025
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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NIDCD Director’s Seminar Series
NIH presentation titled “Wearables and Machine Learning Changing Health Access and Science” as part of the NIDCD Director’s Seminar Series.
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