The Trusted Standard in Research, Ethics, Compliance, and Safety Training
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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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.
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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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.
Susan M. Miller is the John S. Dunn Sr. Research Chair at Houston Methodist Hospital. She is also the Department Chair of Family Medicine and is a Professor in the Department of Family Medicine.
Julie D'Orso has nineteen years of healthcare industry experience with a background in electronic health record software implementation and support, operations, and compliance.
Jennifer is the Director, Research Safety & Animal Welfare and Institutional Contact for Dual Use Research at UCLA. She began her career in IACUC administration and has expanded the UCLA IACUC office to include administrative support for the IBC, RSC, IRE, and other safety committees.
Dr. Aaron Berger has over 15 years of experience in college admissions. He is currently serving as the Interim Director of National Recruitment at Kent State University. He has experience at multiple institution types, including small private liberal arts and mid-size public research institutions, in both undergraduate and graduate recruitment.
In Our Learners' Words
Evelyn R.
PhD Candidate
I liked the option to have it on the standard reading mode or the video presentation.
Win K.
Lecturer and Consultant Physician
The audio-visual presentation is most suited for me because it allowed me to focus more on the module content, and the questions posed during the presentation refreshed and reflected what I had learned before the module ended.
Adebukunola A.
Clinical Nurse Specialist and Instructor
Very user-friendly
Frank P.
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.
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